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Police Encounter does not begin until 2:00. (I just wanted to upload a lot of prior footage to show how I was riding) This video was recorded Thursday, November 19, 2015 at approximately 7 PM. I'm not entirely sure these two were actually police officers. If they were, I think they were some sort of detectives or some administrative type of police, not traffic police. He would not let me get a word out to explain that what I am doing is legal, and far safer than riding on the sidewalk. Here is Illinois law for those that want to see the letter of the law: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=062500050K11-1505 The section that allows me to ride down the middle of the right lane is the portion that says I am excepted from "riding as close as practicable and safe to the right-hand curb or edge" because I am riding in a "substandard width lane". Per the statue, a "substandard width lane" means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle or motorized pedal cycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. I absolutely never am required to ride on dangerous sidewalks.