{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21209","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21209","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws [21000. - 21300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Operation of Bicycles [21200. - 21214.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 262, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane established on a roadway pursuant to Section <a href=\"/veh/21207\">21207</a> except as follows:</p><p>(1) To park where parking is permitted.</p><p>(2) To enter or leave the roadway.</p><p>(3) To prepare for a turn within a distance of 200 feet from the intersection. </p><p>(b) This section does not prohibit the use of a motorized bicycle in a bicycle lane, pursuant to Section <a href=\"/veh/21207.5\">21207.5</a>, at a speed no greater than is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for visibility, traffic conditions, and the condition of the roadway surface of the bicycle lane, and in a manner which does not endanger the safety of bicyclists.</p>","text":"(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane established on a roadway pursuant to Section 21207 except as follows: (1) To park where parking is permitted. (2) To enter or leave the roadway. (3) To prepare for a turn within a distance of 200 feet from the intersection. (b) This section does not prohibit the use of a motorized bicycle in a bicycle lane, pursuant to Section 21207.5, at a speed no greater than is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for visibility, traffic conditions, and the condition of the roadway surface of the bicycle lane, and in a manner which does not endanger the safety of bicyclists.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/operation-of-bicycles-21209","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}