characteristics for a “sidewalk.” One, a sidewalk is a part of the street, constructed at or alongside of the street. And, two, it is exclusively reserved for pedestrian use. Contrary to the plaintiffs’ contention, the definitions employed in Central Life and Warren were more than dictum. Defining the term “sidewalk” was necessary to the court’s decision in both cases. We think the meaning followed in Central Life and Warren is the meaning the legislature had in mind when it used the word “sidewalk” in section 364.12(2)(b). The great majority of cases that have defined “sidewalk” have likewise concluded that the word refers to a walkway that is a part of the street or is at or along the side of the street. See, e.g., City of Birmingham v. Shirley, 209 Ala. 305, 96 So. 214, 215 (1923) (<HOLDING>); Manchester v. City of Hartford, 30 Conn. 118,
holding that sidewalk is simply a part of the street set apart for pedestrians holding that sidewalk is that part of a street that has been set aside for use by pedestrians holding that a sidewalk is a part of the road holding that in common parlance a sidewalk is the part of the street assigned to the use of pedestrians holding that in a city or town a sidewalk is that part of a street or highway that is intended or used by pedestrians