ARTICLE 4. Operation of Bicycles
Article 4 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 479.
§§ 21200–21214.7 · 22 sections
- § 21200 (a) (1) A person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a…
- § 21200.5 Notwithstanding Section 21200, it is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a highway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug,…
- § 21201 (a) A person shall not operate a bicycle on a roadway unless it is equipped with a brake that will enable the operator to make one braked wheel skid on dry,…
- § 21201.3 (a) A bicycle or motorized bicycle used by a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 of, subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (i) of Section…
- § 21201.5 (a) No person shall sell, or offer for sale, a reflex reflector or reflectorized tire of a type required on a bicycle unless it meets requirements established…
- § 21202 (a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride as…
- § 21203 No person riding upon any motorcycle, motorized bicycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any…
- § 21204 (a) A person operating a bicycle upon a highway shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, unless the bicycle was…
- § 21205 No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
- § 21206 This chapter does not prevent local authorities, by ordinance, from regulating the registration of bicycles and the parking and operation of bicycles on…
- § 21207 (a) This chapter does not prohibit local authorities from establishing, by ordinance or resolution, bicycle lanes separated from any vehicular lanes upon…
- § 21207.5 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 21207 and 23127 of this code, or any other law, a motorized bicycle shall not be operated on a bicycle path or trail, bikeway,…
- § 21208 (a) Whenever a bicycle lane has been established on a roadway pursuant to Section 21207, any person operating a bicycle upon the roadway at a speed less than…
- § 21209 (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…
- § 21210 No person shall leave a bicycle lying on its side on any sidewalk, or shall park a bicycle on a sidewalk in any other position, so that there is not an…
- § 21211 (a) No person may stop, stand, sit, or loiter upon any class I bikeway, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 890.4 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any…
- § 21212 (a) A person under 18 years of age shall not operate a bicycle, a nonmotorized scooter, or a skateboard, wear in-line or roller skates, or ride upon a bicycle,…
- § 21212.5 (a) A person shall not sell a class 3 electric bicycle to a person under 16 years of age. (b) A violation of this section is an infraction and shall be…
- § 21213 (a) A person under 16 years of age shall not operate a class 3 electric bicycle. (b) A person shall not operate a class 3 electric bicycle, or ride upon a…
- § 21214 (a) On or before January 1, 2026, the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall conduct a…
- § 21214.5 (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Marin Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program. (b) A local authority within the County of Marin, or the…
- § 21214.7 (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the San Diego Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program. (b) A local authority within the County of San…