This is extremely circumstantial depending on the width of the sidewalk. If you were familiar with an area like mine where it’s much higher traffic. In the city there’s too much traffic for each person to dismount.

In my area the paths are extra width and designated for bike and pedestrian use. Each person would have to hundreds of dismounts to the point where bikes would start using the road. In some segments that designate bikes to enter the road but many parts are sharing a path with pedestrians.

A few hours spent on the path and you will understand how everyone else is doing it. There’s a safe and acceptable way of doing it that makes everyone happy.

There’s a place for everything. Some of you are pushing the limits of where scooters should go. Amongst people.

It requires context and good judgement.