Merriam-Webster defines "sidewalk" as "a usually paved walk for pedestrians at the side of a street." No mention is made of e-scooters, bicycles, or skateboards.
Perhaps that is why a sidewalk is called a "sidewalk" rather than a "side-scooter", a "side-cycle", a "side-skateboard" or a "side-anything goes."
-- David L. Mitchell, Northwest Portland
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