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State Laws Concerning Bicycles

• Alabama [Entire code (Motor vehicle code in Title 32)] [Bicycle section]
• Alaska [Bike/Ped Plan, laws in App.C] [Alaska Statutes] [ Motor Vehicle Code, without bicycles] [ Query the Administrative Code]
• Arkansas [ Search state code, try bicycle]
• Arizona [bicycle portions] [ vehicle code in searchable hypertext, try bicycle] [entire state code]
• California [vehicle code] [Bicycle section] [bicycle licensing]
• Colorado [ Title 42-4. Motor vehicle code] [ Bicycle equipment] [ Bicycle operation] [ Bicycle operation alt.source] [PDF]
• Connecticut (Motor Vehicle Code), (Bicycle Portion, downloads whole code)
• Delaware (Summary of state bicycle laws)
• District of Columbia (Section pertaining to bicycles)
• Florida (Vehicle Code = 500 kbytes in HTML) [Bicycle regulations] [Bicycle portions]
• Georgia (Bicycle portions)
• Guam [Annotated Motor Vehicle Code]
• Hawaii [Searchable State Laws] [Bicycle References] [Bicycle Operation] [Bicycle Lighting]
• Idaho [search the complete statutes] [ References to bicycles]
• Illinois [Vehicle Code] [Bicycle portion] [Bicycle portions (UofI) [ University of Illinois]
• Indiana [hypertext vehicle code] [Bicycle portions]
• Iowa [Bicycle Law (probably incomplete)] [Searchable state law (put quotes around search words)]
• Kansas [Searchable state law, including regulations]
• Kentucky [hypertext links to PDF laws]
• Louisiana [Revised Statute Search] [Bike Law Table of Contents]
• Maine [Index to state laws] [search] [Bicycles and toy vehicles] [equipment] [highways, including bikeways] [1999 bike safety act]
• Maryland (summary of bicycle regulations) (Vehicle Code)
• Massachusetts [All of State Law] [Most of state bicycle law] [John Allen's interpretation] [Drivers Manual] (bicycle section and errors] [pending legislation] [[<Bicycle advisory board]
• Michigan [Michigan Vehicle Code Pertaining to Bicycles] [Drivers manual]
• Minnesota [Bicycle Laws] [Traffic Regulations] [Bicycle Operation] [Bicycle lanes and ways] [Bikeway Program] [Bicycle Registration] [Bike Law Summary]
• Mississippi [Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations] [Rules of the Road] [headlights] [Bikes as vehicles]
• Missouri [motor vehicle statutes] [Model traffic ordinance] [Traffic Regulations] [Vehicle Equipment Regulations, including most bicycle-specific laws]
• Montana [ Motor Vehicle Code] [ Bicycles on Roadways] [Equipment] [Right of Way] [Signalling] [Search the Law]
• Nebraska Motor Vehicle Code (bicycles not mentioned)]
• Nevada [Bicycle (and motorcycle) law] [Traffic Laws] [All state laws]
• New Hampshire [ Rules of the Road] [ bicycle section] [Other relevant New Hampshire laws]
• New Jersey [State law on bicycles] [helmet law] [Searchable state code] [Hints on searching New Jersey laws]
• New Mexico [Pointer to state code on NEXIS/LEXIS] [Chapter 66 is Motor Vehicle Code] [Article 3 Section 7 has bicycle-specific laws] [ Bicycle Statutes and Adminstrative Codes]
• New York [vehicle code index] [Article 34 is on bicycles] [pamphlet on cycling with links to laws] [Hints on searching New York laws]
• North Carolina [Relevant selections of motor vehicle code]
• North Dakota [Motor Vehicle Code] [Rules of the Road in PDF] [Bicycle section in PDF]
• Ohio [Digest of motor vehicle laws (in PDF)] [Digest of Bicycle Traffic Laws] [Summary of bike laws]
• Oklahoma [State law search page]
• Oregon [Complete state law] [Start of Vehicle Code] [Rules of the Road] [Bike and Pedestrian laws] [ Statutes Pertaining to Bicycles and Pedestrians] [[Excerpts of state law relevant to bicycling] [Hints on searching Oregon laws]
• Pennsylvania [Vehicle Code] [ Rules of the Road] [Excerpts of state law relevant to bicycling] [ Bicycle Drivers Manual] [more]
• Puerto Rico [ Commonwealth bicycle law in Spanish] [English translation]
• Rhode Island [Motor and other vehicles] [Operation of Bicycles]
• South Carolina [Motor Vehicle Code] [Section 5, Article 27 on bicycles] [Dealing with dogs]
• South Dakota [search] [Bike law, 32-20B, sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8] [lights]
• Tennesee [Bike section of Driver's Manual and State Law] [Rules of the Road] "Operation of bicycles and play vehicles"]
• Texas [ transportation code contents] [ bicycle operation] [BikeAustin's summary] [Hints on searching Texas laws]
• Utah [Bike Law summary] [Try using the YeeHaw! search engine] [ Bike Law Summary]
• Vermont [Vermont Statutes] [highways, (traffic laws, too)] [motor vehicles: Subchapters V and XII are for pedestrians and bicycles, respectively).
• Virginia [Searchable state law] [Searchable state regulations]
• Washington [Rules of the Road] [RCW 46 - Bicycle Laws] [Bicycle part of code]
  [More about Washington laws]
• West Virginia [State Laws] [ Search or browse state law (Ch.17C-11=Bike Laws)] [bicycle section]
• Wisconsin [all bicycle mentions in state law, nicely indexed] [1996 updates to law] [More about Wisconsin laws] [State law HTML contents, PDF text, 346 is rules of the rode]
• Wyoming Bicycle-Related Statutes

Bike Laws in Canada

• Alberta [ Highway Traffic Regulations (no bikes)] [ Warning about bicyclists for motorists] [ Bike Rules for Kids]
• British Columbia [Motor Vehicles Act] [Bicycle Extracts] [Helmet Requirement] [BC Cyclists and the Law]
• Manitoba [ access to full text to Highway Traffic Act in PDF]
• New Brunswick [ Motor Vehicle Code (599kb, sections 176-181 are on bicycles)]
• Newfoundland [All statutes and regulations] [Highway Traffic Act]
• Nova Scotia [ Motor Vehicle Act] [Bicycle sections]
• Ontario [ Highway Traffic Act Contents] [Province e-Laws]
• Prince Edward Island [ Highway Traffic Act in PDF from this page]
• Quebec [ Highway Safety Code]
• Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Act [PDF version] [Hard copy order page]
• LexUM at the University of Montreal has links to Canadian national and provincial laws.

Bike Laws Elsewhere in the World

• Belgium [Code de la Route (French)]
• France [Code de la Route (French)] [Bicycle regulations (French)]
• United Kingdom [Highway Code]

Local Laws Concerning Bicycles

• Local Bicycle Parking Laws
• Albuquerque, NM [ Bike laws] [Bike Page] [ Bikes in traffic code]
• Boston MA [ Bicycle Messenger Registration Law] [Traffic Rules (PDF)]
• Cambridge MA [ Traffic Regulations Related to Cyclists] [Rules of the Road]
• Cleveland and suburbs
• Michigan State University
• New York City Bike Laws
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Wyoming
• University of New Mexico
• Model Municiple Bicycle Code from Fred Oswald

Online Bike Law Resources

• A Project to Reform Bicycle Traffic Laws
• Bicycles as Vehicles in State Laws, a summary compiled by Al Sturges of the League of Illinois Bicyclists.
• Bikelawyer, a summary of bike law issues from Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Dealing with dogs, the laws in one locale by Scott Simmerman of the Greenville (SC) Spinners Cycling Club
• USA LawCentraL
  "Law for lawyers, attorneys plus state courts, state laws, federal courts, federal laws, U.S. laws including state government sites and federal government sites," with good pointers to state and online local laws throughout United States.
• AASHTO
  The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials has the portions of the AASHTO Journal which cover transportation regulations online, as well as a bookstore, where their publications may be ordered.
• Helmet Laws
  The Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute maintains a list of mandatory helmet laws in the USA and text of the Federal Children's Bicycle Safety Act of 1994
• The Lawcrawler is a specialized search engine for legal-related topics.
• List of on-line Motor Vehicle Codes
  Some of the sites listed above with complete Motor Vehicle Codes were found using this not-quite-complete list at Cornell University Law School
• The Law Guru site has pointers to more territorial laws than the Cornell site.
• Online Drivers Manuals
  Links to 40 state drivers manuals, but not all work.
• www.speedintticket.net has a nice page of pointers to state speeding laws and drivers manuals which could serve as a starting point for state law searches.
• LexUM at the University of Montreal has links to Canadian national and provincial laws.
• The Uniform Vehicle Code
  This is a specimen set of motor vehicle laws designed and advanced as a comprehensive guide or standard for state motor vehicle and traffic laws.
  Chapter 11, Pt. 3 of the Rules of the Road pertains to bicycles. The complete Code is available from the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws & Ordinances, $100 for members, $150 for nonmembers. Note that changes related to bicycles and pedestrian lights are treated on their page of recent changes.