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One element affecting how conducive a community is for bicycling is the structure of vehicle laws and other statutes. The links on this page will help you survey the laws for state in the USA. Be forewarned that not all of the laws were created equally -- some protect the rights of bicyclist better than others.
USA
Alabama
Code - Search "Title 32-5A" - Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
Alaska
Statutes
Arizona Revised Statutes
- search for "bicycle"; the vehicle code is section 28.
Arkansas Code
- search for "bicycle"; the vehicle code is section 27.
California Code - select
"Streets & Highway Code" and "Vehicle Code" and search
for "bicycle".
Colorado Revised Statutes
Connecticut
General Statutes Motor Vehicle laws are in Chapter 14.
Delaware Code
Florida Statutes- Motor Vehicle laws are in Title XXIII.
Georgia Code -
search for "bicycle"; the vehicle code is section 40.
Hawaii
Revised Statutes - Motor Vehicle are in Title 17.
Idaho Statutes -
Title
49 Motor Vehicles
Illinois Compiled
Statutes click on
search,
search for keyword "bicycle"
Indiana Code - Title 9
is Motor Vehicles.
Iowa Code - search for
"bicycle"; the vehicle code is Title 7, section 321.
Kansas Statutes - Motor Vehicles Chapter 8
Kentucky Revised Statutes -
Title XVI, section 189 in motor vehicles.
Louisiana Revised
Statutes - Title 32
Maine Revised
Statutes - search for "bicycle"; the vehicle code is section 29.
Maryland Statute
- "Transportation",
Sections 11 through 27 are the Maryland Vehicle Law
Massachusetts
General Laws - search for "bicycle"
Michigan
Compiled Law -
League of
Michigan Bicyclists-What Every Michigan Bicyclists Must Know
Minnesota
Statutes - search for "bicycle"; see sections 160, 168 and 169.
Mississippi Code -
Title 63; Motor Vehicle & Traffic Regulations
Missouri Revised Statutes
- click search, enter
"bicycle"
Montana Code Annotated - Title 61 Motor Vehicles.
Nebraska
Statutes - search for "bicycle" most results in Chapter 60.
Nevada Revised Statutes
- Motor Vehicle Title 43.
New
Hampshire Revised Statutes
New
Jersey Permanent Statutes - search for "bicycle"
New Mexico Statutes
New York
Consolidated Laws -
North Carolina
General Statutes - Chapter 20 Motor
Vehicles.
North Dakota
Century Code - Chapter 39 Motor Vehicles.
Ohio Revised
Code - most rules applying to bicycles are buried in Title 45.
Oklahoma
State Statutes - search
for "bicycle"; the vehicle code is Chapter 47.
Oregon Revised Statutes -
bicycle are addressed in Volume 17, Title 59, Chapter 801-815.
Pennsylvania
Code - Title 67
Rhode Island
General Law - click on search, search for "bicycle"; the vehicle
code is Title 31.
South Carolina Code of
Law - Title 56 -
Motor Vehicles
South Dakota Codified Laws
- Motor Vehicles Title 32
Tennessee
Code - Motor Vehicles Title 55
Texas Statutes -
Transportation Code: Title 7, is vehicles and traffic.
Utah Code
Title 41 Motor Vehicles
Vermont
Statutes - Title 23 Motor Vehicles
Virginia Code - search for
"bicycle", Motor Vehicles Title 46.2
Washington Revised Code -
Title 46 is Motor Vehicles. (bicycle
synopsis)
West Virginia Code - click to
"WV Code", search for "bicycle". Motor Vehicles Chapter 17A.
Wisconsin Statutes &
Annotations - Motor Vehicles Titles 340-351.
Wyoming
Statutes - Title
31 Motor Vehicles
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