§ 9.38.060. Riders to use right edge of roadway; riding abreast.

A.

Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway, including a bicycle lane designated pursuant to section 9.16.095, or upon a trail or pathway shall ride as near to the right edge of the roadway or trail or pathway as practicable, exercising due care when avoiding hazards and passing or meeting other vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians or users of the roadway or trail, except in the following situations when it is unreasonable or unsafe to do so:

1.

When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction;

2.

When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;

3.

When reasonably necessary to avoid unsafe or impracticable conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or when the travel lane is too narrow to provide for the cyclist and an overtaking motor vehicle to travel side by side with a reasonably safe distance between the two, or where it is otherwise unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge;

4.

When approaching a place where a right turn is authorized;

5.

When it is necessary for a cyclist to fully occupy one traffic lane while waiting to cross an intersection in order to increase the cyclist's visibility to drivers of other vehicles; or

6.

When traveling the same speed as other traffic.

B.

Persons operating bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast, except on paths or designated bicycle lanes or in the case of a licensed or permitted bicycling event.

(CAC 9.38.060; AO No. 78-72; AO No. 89-52; AO No. 91-105; AO No. 94-68(S), § 31, 8-11-94; AO No. 2005-77, § 5, 11-22-05; AO No. 2011-113(S), § 111, 11-22-11, eff. 12-22-11)