
You may ride outside of the separated bikeway for any reason.

You don’t have to use the “protected bike lane.” Once a bike lane is separated from moving traffic bywith posts or car parking or anything else, it’s no longer a “bike lane” according to the law it’s a “separated bikeway.” In this case, VEH 21208 does not apply. Use the bicycle lane. On a roadway with a bike lane, bicyclists traveling slower than traffic must use the bike lane except when making a left turn, passing, avoiding hazardous conditions, or approaching a place where a right turn is authorized. ( VEH 21202) Unfortunately, some motorists and even police don’t understand cyclists’ right to “take the lane.” If you have a legal problem based on this understanding, consider calling one of the bike-friendly lawyers we identify under Legal Resources below. If you’re moving slower than traffic, you can “take the lane” if it’s not wide enough for a bike and a vehicle to safely share side-by-side. The law says that people who ride bikes must ride as close to the right side of the road as practicable except under the following conditions: when passing, preparing for a left turn, avoiding hazards, if the lane is too narrow to share, or if approaching a place where a right turn is authorized. and 11 a.m.If you’re moving as fast as traffic, you can ride wherever you want. (2A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to or in relation to - ( a)Ī section of a road that is a full-day bicycle lane andĪ section of a road that is a part-day bicycle lane, on a Sunday at any time between 5 a.m. The number of bicycles, power-assisted bicycles and tricycles in the cycling group being ridden abreast of another bicycle, power-assisted bicycle or tricycle in the cycling group is not less than the following: (number of bicycles, power-assisted bicycles and tricycles in the cycling group × 2) – 10.

The person does not ride in a bus lane during the hours of operation of the bus lane and The road has 2 or more lanes for the use of vehicles travelling in the same direction (2) Without affecting rule 7, a person may ride a bicycle, power-assisted bicycle or tricycle on a road in a cycling group that consists of more than 5 but not more than 10 bicycles, power-assisted bicycles or tricycles (or any combination of them) if - ( a)
