Minnesota requires that no person open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic. In Illinois, bicycles are not defined as vehicles. The holder of an intermediate license may not operate a moving motor vehicle while using a wireless communications device unless the holder is using the device to report illegal activity, summon medical or other emergency help, or prevent injury to a person or property. Ann. In Massachusetts, bicycles are subject to the traffic laws and regulations of the commonwealth. In addition, a motor vehicle operator may pass a bicycle traveling in the same direction in a non-passing zone with the duty to execute the pass only when it is safe to do so. The laws regulating the operation of bicycles in the state of Massachusetts are generally found in Title XIV Chapter 85 Section 11B of the General Laws of Massachusetts (Mass. To accomplish safe passing a motor vehicle may cross the center of the highway if the left side is clearly visible and free of oncoming traffic for a sufficient distance to permit overtaking and passing to be completed without interfering with the operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or of any vehicle overtaken. Utah defines a vulnerable user of a highway as a pedestrian, including a worker upon a highway or providing emergency services; a person riding an animal; or a person operating any of the following on a highway: (1) a farm tractor or implement of husbandry, without an enclosed shell; (2) a skateboard; (3) Roller skates; (4) In-line skates; (5) a bicycle; (6) an electrically-assisted bicycle; (7) a moped; (8) a motor-driven cycle; (9) a motorized scooter; (10) a motorcycle; or (11) a manual wheelchair. Idaho's law prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances is written so that it applies to motor vehicles. 13 02.065, Alaska has no helmet law. As long as all of these requirements are met, you can legally ride this vehicle on the roadways. Stat. No person shall use any wireless telecommunications device, whether handheld or otherwise, while driving a school bus. Except for a bicycle or device propelled by human power, a person may not operate a vehicle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area other than on a driveway. Bicycles are defined as vehicles and generally have the same rights and responsibilities as motor vehicle drivers. Nevertheless bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated. In Kansas 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 as provided in Chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes, except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Code 23123; 23123.5; 23124; 23125. In addition, a convicted person's driver's license must be suspended at least seven days and not more than six months. Vulnerable users are protected by laws requiring: Source: Vt. Stat. 41-6a-1105 [effective May 5, 2021]. New Mexico does not have a statute that specifically authorizes or prohibits the operation of a bicycle upon a sidewalk. 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. This requirement does not apply to a driver operating a motor vehicle: Oregon requires that any person under the age of 16 riding a bicycle, as an operator or passenger, must wear a protective bicycle helmet. No helmet law. A person under the age of 19 years who holds an instruction permit, or a person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license, may not drive a vehicle on a roadway while using a wireless phone; A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed zone, or in a roadway work zone; A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message; A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while using a cellular radio telecommunication device; and, A commercial motor vehicle operator may not use a hand-held mobile phone or engage in texting while driving. Massachusetts requires that in approaching or passing a person on a bicycle the operator of a motor vehicle shall slow down and pass at a safe distance and at a reasonable and proper speed. A bicycle, or a device that is an extension of a bicycle such as an extend-a-bike, a bicycle trailer, or a child's bicycle seat; 2. However, the failure of any person to wear a required helmet shall not constitute negligence per se, 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. Ann. Louisiana provides that its state traffic laws shall not be deemed to prevent local municipal authorities, with respect to highways other than state maintained highways within their corporate limits, from adopting ordinances requiring the registration and licensing of bicycles, including the requirement of a registration fee. A person operating a moving motor vehicle while holding a wireless communications device to his or her ear is guilty of a traffic infraction; A person operating a moving motor vehicle who, by means of an electronic wireless communications device, sends, reads, or writes a text message, is guilty of a traffic infraction; and. Florida requires that no person open any door on a motor vehicle unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic. 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. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on any highway while using an electronic communication device while such motor vehicle is in motion, unless such person uses a hands-free electronic communication device while utilizing hands-free equipment and such person does not hold the hands-free electronic communication device in such person's hand or hands. Colorado currently has the following laws aimed at distracted driving, subject to limited exceptions: Sources: Colo. Rev. A motorized bicycle or tricycle, including an electric-assisted bicycle; 3. Oklahoma does not define who is a "vulnerable road user," but provides the following penalties for violations of the 3 foot passing law: Source: Okla. Stat. Code Ann., Transp. Maryland requires that any person under the age of 16 riding a bicycle, as an operator or passenger, must wear a protective bicycle helmet. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. Hawaii requires e-bikes to be registered and to pay a one-time fee of $30. A bicyclist may use a lane other than the right-hand lane when: A bicyclist shall not be expected or required to: Colorado provides that no person shall drive any vehicle other than a bicycle, electric assisted bicycle, or any other human-powered vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area, except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway. There shall be no prohibition against any person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk within the District, so long as the rider does not create a hazard; provided. Code Ann. ), available here: http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/title56.php. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. Code tit. If the right-hand lane is wide enough to be safely shared with overtaking vehicles, a bicyclist shall ride far enough to the right as judged safe by the bicyclist to facilitate the movement of overtaking vehicles unless other conditions make it unsafe to do so. When operating a bicycle upon a roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement and which has two or more marked traffic lanes, in which case a bicyclist may ride as near to the left-hand curb or left-hand edge of the roadway as practicable. In Pennsylvania 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 under Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Statutes, except for special regulations specific to bicycles and those provisions that by their nature can have no application. Michigan does not offer Share the Road license plates at this time. Stat. When overtaking and passing another roller skier, bicycle or other vehicle proceeding in the same direction; When preparing for or making a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway; When proceeding straight in a place where right turns are permitted; and. Compilation of Bicycle laws by the Vermont Bicycling & Pedestrian Coalition: Cross Vermont Trail Organization brochure: It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle, bicycle or moped on the highways in the Commonwealth while using earphones on or in both ears; It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a moving motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth while using any handheld personal communications device to: Read any email or text message transmitted to the device or stored within the device; The holder of a provisional driver's license shall not operate a motor vehicle on the highways of the Commonwealth while using any cellular telephone or any other wireless telecommunications device, regardless of whether such device is or is not hand-held; and. In addition, municipalities may prohibit or regulate the rolling of hoops, playing of ball, flying of kites, riding of bicycles or tricycles, or any other amusements or practices having a tendency to annoy persons passing in the streets or on sidewalks, or to frighten teams of horses, or to interfere with traffic. Washington requires that the driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian or bicycle that is on the roadway, on the right-hand shoulder, or on a bicycle lane within the roadway shall pass to the left at a safe distance to clearly avoid coming into contact with the pedestrian or bicyclist, and shall not again drive to the right side of the roadway until safely clear of the overtaken pedestrian or bicyclist. 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. If it is safe to do so, the driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle proceed in the same direction may overtake and pass the bicycle in a no-passing zone. A person riding a bicycle shall dismount before entering any crosswalk where required by official traffic control devices or local ordinances. Bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle, and motorized bicycle. Any person under the age of eighteen (18) who has been issued an instruction permit, intermediate license, or operator's license shall not operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, or moped that is in motion on the traveled portion of a roadway while using a personal communication device. Georgia's law prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol or other controlled substances is written so that it applies to all vehicles and therefore applies to bicyclists. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private roadway or driveway; approaching an intersection with a right-turn lane if not turning right at the intersection; taking reasonably necessary precautions to avoid hazards or road conditions. 169.222(4)(e). The District of Columbia provides that a person driving a motor vehicle shall exercise due care by leaving a safe distance, but in no case less than 3 feet, when overtaking and passing a bicycle. 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. Source: Or. In Iowa 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 as provided in Chapter 321 of the Iowa Code, except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Code 39-08-01; 39-07-01. An individual who is lawfully operating or riding any of the following on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk: (i) a bicycle, (ii) a farm tractor or farm equipment, (iii) a play vehicle, (iv) a motor scooter, (v) a motorcycle, (vi) an animal-drawn vehicle, (vii) an EPAMD (electric personal assistive mobility device), or (viii) a wheelchair. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. Code Ann. No motor vehicle or person is approaching on the street or highway to be crossed or entered or is so far away from the intersection that it does not constitute an immediate hazard. For more information on such plates please visit: http://bmv.ohio.gov/sp_share_the_road.stm. 21-902; 11-176. Rev. For more information on such plates please visit: http://dmv.utah.gov/license-plates/special-group-plates#sharetheroad. Compilation of laws by Lost River Cycling: Compilation of laws by Idaho Transportation Department: A person driving a motor vehicle shall not, in a reckless manner, drive the motor vehicle unnecessarily close to, toward, or near a bicyclist, pedestrian, or a person riding a horse or driving an animal drawn vehicle; and, A Class A misdemeanor if the violation does not result in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another; or. In Vermont there is no statute that generally defines what is considered a vehicle. Oregon requires that the driver of a motor vehicle pass a person operating a bicycle by driving to the left of the bicycle at a safe distance (a distance that is sufficient to prevent contact with the person operating the bicycle if the person were to fall into the driver's lane of traffic) and returning to the lane of travel once the motor vehicle is safely clear of the overtaken bicycle. Code Ann., Transp. No other vehicles are present at the intersection to actuate the signal and the operator of the bicycle reasonably believes the signal is vehicle actuated; and. In West Virginia, bicycles are not defined as vehicles. Source: Me. Stat. Nevertheless bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated. Ch.90, 14; Mass. Ann. Oregon Department of Transportation Laws and Regulations page: Bicycle Transportation Alliance Legal Clinic: Portland Bureau of Transportation Bicycle law resources: No driver shall operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an interactive wireless communications device to send, read or write a text-based communication while the vehicle is in motion. Source: N.D. 18-8004; 49-114; 49-123. If you are interested in bicycling education videos, check out our Smart Cycling videos. In Colorado bicycles are vehicles according to the statute that defines vehicles and a person riding a bicycle has all of the rights and duties of the driver of a vehicle as provided in Article 42-4. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection, an alley, private road or driveway. Significantly, federal law only specifies the maximum speed that the e-bike can travel under motor power alone. Stat. Nevertheless bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. There is no law that requires bicycles to ride as far to the right as practicable. Source: N.M. Stat. No bicyclist shall suddenly leave a sidewalk and ride into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. Source: Utah Code Ann. 40, 22; Mass. In 2011, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville launched thecountrys firstelectric bicycle sharing system, with two bike-share stations on their campus. New Mexico 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 their registration and licensing, including the requirement of a registration fee. Code), available here http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd11c1a4.htm. Proceeds support education and other projects through grants administered by the Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board. Required by law with age restrictions Some states only require a helmet to be used up to a certain age. Nebraska requires that any bicyclist upon a roadway, traveling at a speed less than the speed of traffic, must ride as near to the right-hand curb or right-hand edge of the roadway as practicable except any of the following circumstances: Nebraska provides that a bicyclist riding a bicycle on a sidewalk or across a roadway or shoulder in a crosswalk shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. Washington has no helmet law. Rhode Island does not require that bicyclists use any lane or path other than a normal vehicular traffic lane. Oregon defines a "vulnerable user of a public way" as a pedestrian, a highway worker, a person riding an animal or a person operating any of the following on a public way, crosswalk or shoulder of the highway: (1) a farm tractor or implement of husbandry; (2) a skateboard; (3) Roller skates; (4) In-line skates; (5) a scooter; or (6) a bicycle. No operator of a vehicle used in public transportation shall use a mobile telephone, hands-free mobile telephone or other mobile electronic device while operating such vehicle. California 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. . North Dakota has no helmet law. To make a left turn from a left-turn lane or pocket; To avoid debris, drains or other hazardous conditions that make it impracticable to ride at the right side of the roadway; To occupy any available lane when traveling at the same speed as other traffic; or. 13 02.400(g), Alaska requires that when a shoulder of the highway is maintained in good condition, an operator of a bicycle shall use the shoulder of the roadway. Source: Tex. Refining more recent e-bike laws that could benefit from further clarification and detail. Code Ann. Ohio provides that its state traffic laws do not prevent local authorities from, with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power, regulating the operation of bicycles; provided that no regulation shall be fundamentally inconsistent with the state traffic laws and that no regulation shall prohibit the use of bicycles on any roadway except as otherwise allowed. The operator of every vehicle, while driving, shall devote their full time and attention to such driving; It shall be unlawful for a public transit driver to operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway within this state while using a cellular telephone or electronic communication device to write, send, or read a text-based communication while the motor vehicle is in motion; and. Conditions that may require riding away from the edge of the roadway include including a lane that is too narrow for the bicycle and an overtaking vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. If the lane of travel is not wide enough to allow the overtaking motor vehicle to pass in the manner required in this section while in the same lane as the overtaken vehicle, the overtaking vehicle shall change lanes. 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 . North Dakota Department of Transportation Bicycle Safety page: No person shall drive a motor vehicle, trackless trolley, or streetcar on any street, highway, or property open to the public for vehicular traffic while using a handheld electronic wireless communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication; and. Arizona specifically provides that the driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection that has an official traffic control signal that is inoperative shall bring the vehicle to a complete stop before entering the intersection and may proceed with caution only when it is safe to do so. For any questions about this State's bike laws, or about your rights to the road, contact Florida's Bike Law Attorney Peter Wilborn directly. No person shall use a wireless handset to compose, read or send text messages while operating a motor vehicle on any public street or public highway within the state of Rhode Island; The use of a cell phone by a minor while said minor, any person less than 18 years of age, is operating a motor vehicle shall be prohibited, except in the case of an emergency; The use of a cell phone by a school bus driver shall be prohibited, while the bus is transporting children except in the case of an emergency; and. Source: Wyo. It is legal for all persons of any age to operate a bicycle without wearing a helmet unless otherwise provided by a municipal regulation. Utah requires that a person operating a bicycle, at a speed less than the speed of traffic, must ride as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway except when: Utah allows bicycles to operate on sidewalks subject to the following rules: Source: Utah Code Ann. Ann. Regulating the operation of bicycles and requiring their registration and inspection, and the payment of a reasonable registration fee is presumed to be reasonable exercises of police power. Money from such plates goes into a fund to enhance public awareness of the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists and motorists and to promote bicycle use and safety. Overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction. If the careless driving results in serious injury or death then it is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. The District of Columbia does not require that bicyclists use any lane or path other than a normal vehicular traffic lane. Cent. A bicyclist approaching a stop sign must slow down and, if required for safety, stop before entering the intersection. 13 02.495(d). The failure to wear a helmet as specified above shall not constitute negligence per se nor contributory negligence per se or be considered evidence of negligence or liability. Rev. Source: Md. Indiana allows a bicyclist that approaches a steady red traffic signal to proceed through the intersection controlled by that signal if the bicyclist comes to a complete stop at the intersection for at least one hundred twenty (120) seconds; and exercises due caution as provided by law, otherwise treats the traffic control signal as a stop sign, and determines that it is safe to proceed. Utah currently has the following laws aimed at distracted driving, subject to limited exceptions: Source: Utah Code Ann. 28-101(57); 28-812. A person found guilty under this law shall be subject to the following punishments: Delaware allows people biking to treat a stop sign as a yield sign if the stop sign is on a roadway with two or fewer lanes. South Dakota does not offer Share the Road license plates at this time. Virginia provides that the governing body of any county, city or town may, by ordinance, may require that any person 14 years of age or younger riding a bicycle, as an operator or passenger, must wear a protective bicycle helmet. In Delaware, Iowa and Nebraska, electric bicycles are defined within the existing definition of a bicycle, therefore there is not a distinction when it comes to operation on trails. Source: Tenn. Code Ann. ), available here http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1815&ChapterID=49. The following presumptions apply based on a person's blood alcohol concentration: Kentucky provides that a bicyclist operating on a highway or highway shoulder may proceed after stopping and if safe against a red light if a traffic signal fails to detect the bicycle. 32A-24-3; 32A-24-2; 32A-24-5. Reasons for purchasing an e-bike vary, with some looking for a cheap commuting mode and others looking for a less physically demanding bicycle option or help bicycling through hilly areas. Georgia does not have any vulnerable road user laws at this time. 60-6,179.01; 60-6,179.02; 60-4,124(5)(b). The operator of a bicycle emerging from, or entering an alley, driveway, or building, shall upon approaching a sidewalk, or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on said sidewalk, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway, to the extent necessary to safely enter the flow of traffic. In that case the law enforcement officer shall: In addition, the law enforcement officer may impound the bicycle operated by an intoxicated bicycle rider if the officer determines that impoundment is necessary to reduce a threat to public safety, and there are no reasonable alternatives to impoundment. ), available here: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/mdcode/. In all cases, the safe passing distance must not interfere with the safe operation of the bicycle. In New Mexico it is a misdemeanor for any person to open the door of a vehicle on the side near moving traffic unless: it is reasonably safe to do so; and the door can be opened without interfering with the movement of traffic. Has 1.5 brake horsepower or less. Stat. Ann. If a driver violates certain laws related to overtaking a bicycle, such as the 3 foot minimum distance, and is the proximate cause of a collision with a person riding a bicycle there are increased penalties due to such collision. Louisiana does not define who is a "vulnerable road user," but protects bicyclists by providing that: Louisiana currently has the following laws aimed at distracted driving, subject to limited exceptions: Source: La. Louisiana requires that any person under the age of 12 riding a bicycle, as an operator or passenger, must wear a protective bicycle helmet. South Carolina provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a bicyclist, approaches an intersection that is controlled by a traffic-control device, the bicyclist may proceed through the intersection on a steady red light only if the bicyclist: South Carolina 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 them, including the requirement of a registration fee. Nevertheless bicycles should not be operated while intoxicated. Ann. Failure to wear a bicycle helmet shall not be considered evidence of either comparative or contributory negligence in any civil suit arising out of any accident in which a person under 18 years of age is injured, nor shall failure to wear a bicycle helmet be admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action. Mississippi 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. 205.2741; 484B.363(6); 484B.653(6). Source: Ky. Rev. Code Ann., Transp. No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway while using a hand-held mobile telephone to engage in a call or while using a mobile electronic device while such vehicle is in motion, An operator of a motor vehicle may not type, send or read a text message with a hand-held mobile telephone or mobile electronic device while such vehicle is in motion, No person shall use a hand-held mobile telephone or other electronic device, including those with hands-free accessories, or a mobile electronic device while operating a moving school bus that is carrying passengers, No person under eighteen years of age shall use any hand-held mobile telephone, including one with a hands-free accessory, or a mobile electronic device while operating a moving motor vehicle on a public highway. 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