California provides that whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person operating a bicycle upon the roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride within the bicycle lane, except that the person may move out of the lane under any of the following situations: California specifically provides that it is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a highway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or under the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug. Massachusetts does not define who is a "vulnerable road user," but has several rules aimed at protecting bicyclists specifically. With respect to speed, the research is mixed and somewhat inconclusive thus far with regards to the typical speed of e-bikes and how much that differs from traditional bicycles. Code Ann. Indiana's law prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances is written so that it applies to vehicles and bicycles are defined as vehicles for the purpose of that law. Stat. California, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia require the operator and all passengers of class three electric bicycles, regardless of age, to wear protective headgear. 3; Minn. Stat. A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk or while crossing a roadway in a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that the bicyclist must yield to pedestrians on the sidewalk or crosswalk. 23 4(81); 1033; 1039. Bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated and operating a bicycle while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances may result in severe punishments. This may include regulating the operation of bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of bicycles, including the requirement of a registration fee. License or permit. In New York City, the taxicab passengers' bill of rights includes the right that a driver does not use a cell phone (hand-held or hands free) while driving. An operator may not use a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle within a school crossing zone unless the vehicle is stopped; or the wireless communication device is used with a hands-free device. Gen. Laws. Any person convicted of the above offense shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. In Wyoming bicycles are vehicles according to the statute that defines vehicles and a person riding a bicycle has all of the rights and duties of a driver of a vehicle, except for special regulations specific to bicycles and those provisions that by their nature can have no application. Veh. Connecticut currently has the following laws aimed at distracted driving, subject to limited exceptions: Connecticut requires that any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall ride as close to the right side of the roadway as is safe, as judged by the bicyclist, except when: Connecticut allows bicycles to operate on sidewalks subject to the following rules: Connecticut generally does not require bicycles to use bicycle paths where they are provided. Hawaii protects vulnerable users by providing a statutory basis for tougher prosecution when a vulnerable road user has been substantially injured or killed due to negligence. This law has been amended to clarify its application to text messaging while driving and a bill has been passed explicitly prohibiting reading or typing a text message or other non-voice message or communication while driving. 13 02.130, Alaska does not specifically provide for local authorities to regulate the operation of bicycles or require registration of bicycles, although such authorities may regulate the operation of bicycles through the exercise of their other legal powers. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Share the Road pamphlet: It shall be unlawful to harass, taunt, or maliciously throw objects at or in the direction of any person riding a bicycle; and. 40-6-296; 40-6-292, Georgia, in conjunction with Georgia Bikes!, offers Share the Road license plates. A person who violates this rule may be subject to a fine of up to $500. tit. Colorado currently has the following laws aimed at distracted driving, subject to limited exceptions: Sources: Colo. Rev. New Hampshire provides that any city or town shall have the power to make ordinances, bylaws or regulations respecting the use and equipment of bicycles on its ways, provided that any such ordinances, bylaws or regulations are at least as stringent as state laws respecting bicycles. A bicycle may be ridden far enough to the left to prevent overtaking vehicles from attempting to pass in the same lane; (d) Approaching an intersection or driveway where right-turn movements are permitted. No holder of a temporary instruction permit who has not attained the age of eighteen years and no holder of a probationary driver's license shall drive a motor vehicle on any street, highway, or property used by the public for purposes of vehicular traffic or parking while using in any manner an electronic wireless communications device. Source: Ala. Code 32-1-1.1(81); 32-5A-260. As a motorized bicycle rider, you must obey all traffic laws, including speed limits and rights-of-way. The law enforcement officer shall not provide the assistance offered if the bicycle rider refuses to accept it. yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian; and. Ch. Ann. 46.2-100; 46.2-800. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction or. Mississippi, in conjunction with the Bicycle Advocacy Group of Mississippi, offers Share the Road license plates. In Alabama, an electric bicycle is considered a "motor-driven cycle." Under the law, electric bicycles are not required to follow the same rules of the road as traditional bicycles. Source: Wash. Rev. This prohibition applies to bicycles since they are defined as vehicles in Alabama and there are no other statutes which authorize the use of bicycles on sidewalks. moped, defined by the state as having an engine displacement of 50 cc or less, brake horsepower of 2 or less, and maximum speed of 30 mph: Louisiana: all riders: all are covered: Maine: 17 and younger Footnote 5: motorized bicycle, defined by the state as having brake horsepower of 1.5 or less and maximum unassisted speed of 25 mph; may have . 23 1099; 1095a. Utah has no helmet law. Rev. Nebraska has no helmet law. Are electric bicycles street legal? Join us in making biking better across the country. 11-501; 1-217. The National Conference of State Legislatures works to bring you up to date, real-time information about autonomous vehicle bills that have been introduced in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These include: Source: S.C. Code Ann. However, the Indiana Drivers Manual does caution that, after parking and before opening vehicle doors, a motorist should first check for bicyclists: http://www.in.gov/bmv/files/Drivers_Manual_Chapter_5.pdf. There are currently no national standards for laws protecting vulnerable road users, but the League of American Bicyclists has drafted a Model Vulnerable Road User statute, which you can find here.Source: N/A, Alabama has passed a law prohibiting writing, sending, or reading text messages on an electronic device while operating a motor vehicle. Iowa provides that its state traffic laws shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, from regulating the operation of bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of the same, including the requirement of a registration fee. However, the regulations shall not conflict with relevant state laws regarding the operation of bicycles. In Arkansas bicycles are not vehicles according to the statute that defines vehicles, but a person riding a bicycle has all of the rights and duties of the driver of a vehicle. Grab a copy of the Missouri Driver Guide and Motorcycle Operator Manual and study up. New York requires that the operator of a vehicle overtaking, from behind, a bicycle proceeding on the same side of a roadway shall pass to the left of such bicycle at a safe distance until safely clear. Capital Region Planning Commission Compilation of laws: New Orleans Bicycle Club Compilation of laws: Baton Rouge Advocates for Safe Streets Compilation of laws: A person who has not attained 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while using a mobile telephone or handheld electronic device. 814.416; 814.414; 811.360. All Rights Reserved. This law distinguishes, at the federal level, e-bikes that can travel 20 mph or less under motor power alone from motorcycles, mopeds and motor vehicles. South Dakota does not require that bicyclists use any lane or path other than a normal vehicular traffic lane. There are currently no national standards for laws protecting vulnerable road users, but the League of American Bicyclists has drafted a Model Vulnerable Road User statute,which you can findhere. This law preempts local regulation of bicycles, except for local regulation of sidewalk riding as specifically provided in the law. Roller skis. Sources: Colo. Rev. Alabama requires that no person open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic. A person may not open the door of any motor vehicle with intent to strike, injure, or interfere with any person riding a bicycle. The legal information on this website is not a substitute for the primary sources of law in your jurisdiction or the personalized advice of an attorney. Michigan does not provide any modifications to the requirement to come to a complete stop when directed to stop by traffic control devices and does not authorize bicyclists to disobey traffic lights that fail to detect bicyclists. 259:122; 265:143. Private donations to the fund may be made through the Commissioner of Transportation. Wyoming has no helmet law. Nevada authorizes a person on a bicycle to proceed through a red light after coming to a stop if the person waits for two complete cycles of the lights or lighted arrows and the signal does not change because of a malfunction or because the signal failed to detect the presence of the bicycle. In addition, the driver of a vehicle may pass a bicycle proceeding in the same direction in a no-passing zone with the duty to execute the pass only when it is safe to do so. 14-212; 14-227a. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. 169.475; 171.055; 169.443. This general prohibition does not prevent the use of hands-free wireless telephone. New York's law prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances is written so that it applies to motor vehicles and therefore does not directly apply to bicyclists. Compilation of laws by Iowa Bicycle Coalition: Iowa Department of Transportation Bike Resources: No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public road or highway while using a wireless communications device to write, send or read a written communication; An instruction permit holder shall not operate a wireless communication device while driving a passenger car; A farm permit holder shall not operate a wireless communication device while driving a motor vehicle; and. However, at this time no Share the Road plates are offered. In Connecticut, bicycles fall within the definition of a motor vehicle. Failure to wear a protective helmet shall not limit or apportion damages. (16) The court may waive, reduce, or suspend payment of any fine imposed under subsection (3) or subsection (15) and may impose any other . Idaho does not have a law that sets a specific distance for a motor vehicle overtaking a bicycle. Source: Md. The overtaking of a bicycle by a motor vehicle, or vice versa, is governed by general traffic laws and, in most circumstances, such overtaking must be done to the left at a safe distance.Source: Alaska Admin. Source: Utah Code Ann. ), available here http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/Colorado/. When preparing for a left turn or U-turn at an intersection or a left turn into a private road or driveway. Source: Vt. Stat. In addition, no person shall leave a door open on the side of a vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers. In Massachusetts bicycles are not vehicles according to the statute that defines vehicles, but a person riding a bicycle upon a way has the right to use all public ways except where prohibited by sign, and shall be subject to the traffic laws and regulations of the commonwealth and the special regulations contained section 11B of Chapter 85 of the Massachusetts General Laws. No law was found in West Virginiathat requires persons opening the door of a motor vehicle to do so in a reasonably safe manner that does not interfere with the movement of traffic. Source: Haw. In addition, every person riding a bicycle upon a public way has all of the rights and duties of a driver of a vehicle, except those provisions that by their nature can have no application and when otherwise specified under the vehicle code. A pedestrian, including a person on or within a public way engaged in work or the provision of emergency or roadside assistance; B. Nevertheless bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated. Laws 257.625; 257.79. Unsafe conditions include any lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. & Traf. The failure of any person to wear a required helmet shall not constitute contributory negligence or assumption of risk, and shall not in any way bar, preclude or foreclose an action for personal injury or wrongful death by or on behalf of such person, nor in any way diminish or reduce the damages recoverable in any such action. Alabama requires that all vehicles are overtaken and passed at a safe distance. A person may not drive a motor vehicle on a highway if the motor vehicle is equipped with television-type receiving equipment or video display equipment that is turned on and displaying an image visible to the driver. Utah allows a person bicycling approaching a stop sign to proceed through the intersection without stopping at the stop sign if: A person bicycling must treat a stop sign at an intersection with an active railroad grade crossing as a stop sign. 66-1-4.19(B); 66-3-702. A motor vehicle operator may pass a bicycle traveling in the same direction in a no-passing zone only when it is safe to do so. In Arizona, bicycles are not defined as vehicles. 21-1205.1. Code Ann., Transp. Ann. Compilation of Bicycle laws by Bicycle Texas: Compilation of Bicycle laws by Bicycle Austin: Compilation of Bicycle laws by Houston Bicycle Club: A person operating a motor vehicle is guilty of careless driving if the person: commits a moving traffic violation, that is not a speed limit violation, while being distracted by one or more activities taking place within the vehicle that are not related to the operation of a motor vehicle, including: using a wireless telephone or other electronic device unless the person is using hands-free talking and listening features while operating the motor vehicle; attending to personal hygiene or grooming. available here http://delcode.delaware.gov/index.shtml. & Traf. When treating a stop sign as a yield sign, a bicyclist must slow down to a reasonable speed and yield the right of way to any vehicle in or approaching the intersection so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard. A pedestrian who is acting in compliance with Chapter 18 of Title 31; A bicyclists who is acting in compliance with Chapter 19 of Title 31; A police officer or emergency worker on duty when outside of a vehicle; A highway worker performing duties outside of a vehicle; A person riding on or driving a wheelchair, motorized or not, who is acting in compliance with Chapter 18 of Title 31; A person using a skateboard, inline skates, or roller skates who is acting in compliance with Chapter 19 of Title 31; A person riding on a scooter who is acting in compliance with Chapter 19.1 of Title 31. 47 11-1208(b) & (c). It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. Wyoming provides that its state traffic laws do not prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of their police power, from regulating the operation of bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of bicycles, including the requirement of a registration fee. You must obey traffic signals and stop signs, yield to pedestrians in crosswalks and slow down in school zones. Stat. Stat. The laws regulating the operation of bicycles in the state of South Dakota are generally found in Title 32 of the South Dakota Codified Laws (S.D. A court may order the violator to: 1) Attend a driver improvement course; and 2) perform useful public service for a number of hours, which must not exceed three hundred twenty hours. California prohibits any person from driving a motor vehicle while using an electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication. Stat. Stat. Universal Citation: 47 OK Stat 47-1-104 (2020) A. North Dakota does not have any vulnerable road user laws at this time. Massachusetts provides that except where its state traffic laws provide a rule, a city or town may make ordinances or bylaws, or the board of aldermen or the selectmen or the town council may make rules and orders, for the regulation of carriages and vehicles, and may set penalties for the violation thereof; and may set and receive an annual fee for each license granted to a person to use any such carriage or vehicle. Hawaii does not provide any modifications to the requirement to come to a complete stop when directed to stop by traffic control devices and does not authorize bicyclists to disobey traffic lights that fail to detect bicyclists. If preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. 545.424; 545.425. Ohio Bicycle Federation Digest of Bicycle laws: Ohio Department of Transportation's Cycling Smarter Guide: Summary of Ohio Bike Laws by Steve Magas: If the violation results in a collision causing serious physical injury to another person, the person shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500.00; and. Source: Wash. Rev. Code Ann. The District of Columbia does not require that a bicyclist ride as near to the right side of the road as practicable. Ann. Code 9-30-5-1; 9-30-5-2; 9-13-2-196(f). Ann. Moreover, Delaware requires any e-bike operator or passenger under 18 to wear a helmet. Ann. The child possesses a bicycle helmet; or. Iowa does not provide any modifications to the requirement to come to a complete stop when directed to stop by traffic control devices and does not authorize bicyclists to disobey traffic lights that fail to detect bicyclists. The manual further states that [i]f you ever have a crash or get a traffic ticket because a trafficlight won't turn green, it's the fault of whoever installed the detector. This guidance is based on the light being defective due to its inability to detect and accommodate bicyclists. 186.164; 601 KAR 14:030. The laws regulating the operation of bicycles in the state of North Carolina are generally found in Chapter 20 of the North Carolina General Statutes (N.C. Gen. The overtaking of a bicycle by a motor vehicle, or vice versa, is governed by general traffic laws and, in most circumstances, such overtaking must be done to the left at a safe distance. Has 1.5 brake horsepower or less. The traffic control signal continues to show a red light for an unreasonable time; The traffic control is apparently malfunctioning or, if programmed or engineered to change to a green light only after detecting the approach of a motor vehicle, the signal has apparently failed to detect the arrival of the bicycle; and. Source: Miss. Governor's Highway Safety Office Legal Resources: Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization Handbook for Motorists & Bicyclists: A person under 18 years of age may not operate a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device; A person under 17 years of age who holds a restricted motorcycle license or moped license may not operate a motorcycle or moped while using a wireless communications device; An operator may not use a wireless communication device while operating a passenger bus with a minor passenger on the bus unless the passenger bus is stopped; and. 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