This is reposted from another blog I read - so before you start bitching about that cyclist in the road, make sure you even have the right to:
repost (and a big shout out to eyenot on the bikes ljay site for going through all this trouble locating this info):
Reposted from another blog:
I hope that all the users find reading this list to be as helpful, informative, entertaining, and frustrating as I found compiling it to be.
Where I could provide actual legislation, I did. Failing that, I tried to find references to articles of law. Barring that, I tried to find handbooks, guidebooks, rulebooks, and so on. Sans any of that, I at least tried to provide government website search pages with the terms already put in. And, in the rare incidences where that didn't even turn anything up, I just tried my best. In each case, I sought to provide the link to the easiest to read, most accessible, most comprehensive, or otherwise most presentable and useful description of the state's laws as I could find. Sometimes there were several things to choose from, and in several instances, there was nothing to find.
You'll notice that some of these states, perhaps even the one you live in, consider bicycles to be part of the realm of toys, children, and sugarplum gumdrop playlands. If you happen to live in one of these states that doesn't seem to take cycling seriously, or doesn't even have a specific set of laws related to cycling, I urge you to try and change that.
ALABAMA : http://mobilebike.org/alBikeLaw.htm (Pertinent articles outlined, with link to Alabama code of 1975)
ALASKA : http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/hwysafety/assets/BikeandSafetyManual/Alaska_Laws.pdf ("Riding Lawfully in Alaska")
ARIZONA : http://azbikeclub.com/bikelaw.html (Pertinent articles outlined, with link to Arizona transportation laws of 2000)
ARKANSAS : http://www.northlittlerock.ar.gov/pdfs/Arkansas+Traffic+Rules+for+Cyclists.pdf
CALIFORNIA : http://www.dmv.ca.gov/about/bicycle.htm ("Bicycle Rules and Safety")
COLORADO : http://www.dot.state.co.us/bikeped/BikePedManual.htm ("Colorado Bicycling Manual") http://www.dot.state.co.us/bikeped/Manual/2008%2010%20Official%20Bicycling%20Laws.pdf ("Official Bicycling Laws in Colorado") ARTICLE: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1242048570598 ("GOV. RITTER SIGNS BIKE-SAFETY, MILITARY, OTHER BILLS", May 11, 2009)
CONNECTICUT : http://www.ct.gov/dot/LIB/dot/documents/dbikes/cover_page.pdf
DELAWARE : http://www.deldot.gov/information/community_programs_and_services/bike/biking_in_delaware/de_bike_laws.shtml ("Bicycling in Delaware", provided by Delware Bicycle Council)
FLORIDA : http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/publicworks/transportation/bp/scroll.aspx?id=19510
GEORGIA : http://www.perry-ga.gov/services/police/Bicycle_Laws.htm ("Georgia Bicycle Traffic Laws", provided by government of Perry)
HAWAII : http://hawaii.gov/dot/highways/Bike/bikeplan ("Bicycle and Pedestrian Gateway", with links to body of law and handbooks)
IDAHO : http://itd.idaho.gov/bike_ped/ID_Vehicle_code_for_Bikes_05.pdf ("Vehicle Code for Bikes")
ILLINOIS : http://www.dot.il.gov/bikemap/bikehome.HTMl ("Illinois Bicycling Information", with links to body of law and guides)
INDIANA : http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title9/ar21/ch11.html ("Chapter 11. Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles", legislation)
IOWA : http://www.iowadot.gov/iowabikes/ (multiple links page provided by Department of Transportation)
KANSAS : http://www.ksdot.org/burRail/bike/biking/KsBicyStatutes.asp ("Bicycle Statutes", Department of Transportation)
KENTUCKY : http://www.planning.kytc.ky.gov/bike_walk/from%20OSP/files/601_KAR.pdf
LOUISIANA : http://www.dotd.la.gov/planning/highway_safety/bike_ped/ ("Bicycle and Pedestrian Home") http://www.dotd.la.gov/planning/highway_safety/bike_ped/masterplan.asp ("Statewide Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan 2009" ... "The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD) has begun work on an 18-month planning process which will ultimately result in a Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan (2009).")
MAINE : http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/29-a/title29-Asec2063.html (Maine revised statutes)
MARYLAND : http://www.sha.maryland.gov/exploremd/bicyclists/OPPE/bicyclists6.asp (links page for any cycling-related or pertinent laws, provided by State Highway Administration)
MASSACHUSETTS : http://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1538
MICHIGAN : http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(2xhp2tqe2y5iks5505se3lnl))/mileg.aspx?page=GetMCLDocument&objectname=mcl-300-1949-vi-operation-of-bicycles-motorcycles-and-toy-vehicles ("Operation of Bicycles, Motorcycles, and Toy Vehicles")
MINNESOTA : http://www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/roadrules.html (links to pertinent state statutes)
MISSISSIPPI : http://www.gomdot.com/Home/travel/bicycling/pdf/MSLaws.pdf (provided by Government of Mississippi Department of Transportation)
MISSOURI : http://www.modot.mo.gov/othertransportation/bike_ped/documents/MO_bikelaw_August05.pdf ("Missouri State Statutes Regarding Bicyclists", provided by Missouri Department of Transportation)
MONTANA : http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/mca_toc/61_8_6.htm (Montana Code Annotated, 2007)
NEBRASKA : http://www.legislature.ne.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=s6006317000
NEVADA : http://www.dmv.nv.gov/motorcycle.htm ("Motorcycles, Mopeds, and Bicycles", provided by Department of Motor Vehicles of Nevada)
NEW HAMPSHIRE : http://www.nh.gov/hsafety/hsbicyc.html ("New Hampshire Bicycle Laws and Safety Guidelines") http://www.nh.gov/dot/nhbikeped/safety.htm ("Bicycle / Pedestrian Information Center")
NEW JERSEY : http://www.nj.gov/transportation/commuter/bike/regulations.shtm ("Biking in New Jersey Regulations")
NEW MEXICO : http://search.state.nm.us/search?q=bicycle&access=p&as_sitesearch=&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&site=default_collection (search of NM.US for the term "bicycle")
NEW YORK : https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/local-programs-bureau/repository/bicycle/safety-and-laws/laws.html ("Bicycling in New York State", provided by Department of Transportation)
NORTH CAROLINA : http://search.nc.gov/query.html?rq=&ht=&pw=100%25&ws=&qm=&st=&nh=&lk=&rf=&si=&qc=&qt=bicycle&col= (search of NC.GOV for the term "bicycle")
NORTH DAKOTA : http://www.nd.gov/category.htm?id=151 (this might be the law-related page of the North Dakota government website)
OHIO : http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/ProgramMgt/Projects/bicycle/Bicycle%20Information%20Downloads/Bicycle%20Laws.pdf (Cycling relevant articles are highlighted in green text)
OKLAHOMA : http://www.ok.gov/search.php?q=bicycle (search of OK.GOV for the term "bicycle")
OREGON : http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/laws_regs.shtml ("Bicycle and Pedestrian Program, Laws and Regulations", with links)
PENNSYLVANIA : http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBikePed.nsf/infoForward?OpenForm ("Bicycle Information Pennsylvania Bicycle Driver's Manual - Foreward", provided by Department of Transportation)
RHODE ISLAND : http://www.dot.ri.gov/bikeri/ ("Bike Rhode Island", with links to all pertinent laws)
SOUTH CAROLINA : http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bicycle+law+site%3A.gov+south+carolina&btnG=Search&aq=f&oq=&aqi= (Google.com search for: bicycle law site:.gov south carolina)
SOUTH DAKOTA : http://www.sddot.com/pe/projdev/docs/BICYCLElawsforSD.pdf ("Bicycle Regulations for SD")
TENNESSEE : http://www.tntrafficsafety.org/htm/Laws/cbslaw.htm ("Child Bicycle Safety Laws")
TEXAS : http://www.sanantonio.gov/sapd/BicycleLaws.htm ("SELECTED BICYCLE LAWS FROM THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES, MOPEDS, AND PLAY VEHICLES SUBCHAPTER A. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER", provided by the government of San Antonio) http://www.hollywoodpark-tx.gov/StoreImages/bicyclecode.pdf ("Bicycle Laws from the Texas Transportation Code Chapter 551 Subchapter B Regulation of Operation", provided by the government of Hollywood Park)
UTAH : http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=55126312117091464 ("Bicycle Commuter Guide", provided by Department of Transportation, with pertinent laws on the last page)
VERMONT : http://www.vermont.gov/portal/search.php?q=bicycle+law (search of vermont.gov for the term "bicycle law", with a link to "Bicycle Comuter Guide") http://www.aot.state.vt.us/progdev/Documents/LTF/BicycleCommuterGuide/VTBicycleCommuterGuideFinal.pdf ("Bicycle Commuter Guide" provided by Agency of Transportation, with "Internet Resourses" located on page 15)
VIRGINIA : http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/programs/bk-laws.asp ("Bicycling and Walking in Virginia", with links to pertinent information)
WASHINGTON : http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/laws.htm (Washington State Bicycle Laws)
WEST VIRGINIA : http://www.legis.state.wv.us/WVCODE/Code.cfm?chap=17C&art=11A
WISCONSIN : http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/safety/vehicle/bicycle/rules.htm ("Rules for Riding Bicycles on the Road", provided by Department of Transportation)
WYOMING : http://search.wy.gov/search?q=bicycle&btnG=Google+Search&access=p&entqr=0&output=xml_no_dtd&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&ud=1&client=default_frontend&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&site=default_collection (search of WY.GOV for the term "bicycle")
("Arkansas Traffic Rules for Cyclists" provided by government of Little Rock) ("General Statutes Relating to Bicycle and Pedestrian Issues", 1999) (provided by government of Miami Beach) (Kentucky Revised Statutes) ("Massachusetts Law Pertaining to Bicyclists", provided by government of Amherst) ("Revised Statutes Chapter 60 » 60-6,317 Bicycles on roadways and bicycle paths; general rules; regulation by local authority.". legislation) ("Child Bicycle Safety Act", provided by the State Legislature)
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