Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : Where I live, one is legally permitted to bike on the sidewalk as long as you yield to pedestrians. Whilst biking, I use bike or car lanes most of the time, but if I have to make a left turn using a crosswalk and I end up on the wrong side of the road, I'll usually stay on the sidewalk until I hit another crosswalk and I can get on the right side again.

This was the case today, and the sidewalk I was going down was relatively narrow (I would say double-file, give or take). I saw a dude walking towards me with his kid and his dog, so I moved as far right as I could and slowed down (there was enough room for us to pass each other). He continued to walk straight down the middle of the sidewalk, and when he got close enough that I stopped completely, he pointed at the bike lane next to us (going down the wrong side of the road) and said in a condescending tone "You know, they have the bike lanes for a reason" or something to that effect. I didn't really know what to do with this so I just said "OK" and started pedaling again. He then proceeded past me and kicked my back wheel decently hard.

I'm relatively sure he wasn't justified, but was there anything I could or should have done differently in the situation?