{"id":139,"date":"2022-09-23T16:53:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeleague.wpengine.com\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2025-01-02T13:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T18:59:36","slug":"state-bike-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bikeleague.org\/bike-laws\/state-bike-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"State Bike Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tHome<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n\n\tRiding a bike is a healthy, fun and safe activity. However, it isn’t without some risk. The following information highlights 13 areas of law that may minimize that risk and have the potential to reduce conflicts between bikes and cars (and other traffic). These highlights only cover statewide laws and are not comprehensive.
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If you want to learn more about state bicycling policies and efforts, check out our Bicycle Friendly State program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out our Smart Cycling videos<\/a> if you are interested in bicycling education videos.<\/p>\n

All laws mentioned here were compiled as part of a research project in the fall of 2012 and may be subject to change. We update laws as we work with our member advocacy organizations to pass better laws and as advocates or the public tell us about changes.<\/em> Please help us keep them updated by contacting\u00a0<\/em>ken@bikeleague.org<\/em><\/a>\u00a0with any updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\t

Select your state from the list below to review that state’s bike laws.<\/p>\n\t