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LAWS
City Bike Ordinances
City Ordinance does not allow bicycles to be ridden on sidewalks (except for law enforcement and emergency
personnel) [City of San Antonio Ordinances Sec. 19-286]
State Bike Laws
Section 551.101 of the Texas Motor Vehicle Handbook states:
"A person operating a bicycle has all the rights and duties applicable to a driver operating a vehicle..."
Cyclists must OBEY the law
- Obey all traffic signals and signs
- A person operating a bicycle slower than the flow of traffic must ride as near as practical to the right curb
or edge of the roadway.
- Riding against traffic (wrong-way) is illegal in all 50 states.
- A bicyclist on a one-way roadway with two or more traffic lanes may ride as near as practical to the left curb edge of a roadway.
- Bicyclists on a striped roadway must ride in a single file.
- Bicyclists riding at night are required to equip their bicycles with a white light front lamp visible from at
least 500 feet and a rear red reflector or red lamp visible from at least 500 feet.
- A person may not use a bicycle to carry more persons than the bicycle is designed or equipped to carry.
- Bicyclists must maintain at least one hand on the handlebar while operating the bicycle
- A bicycle in motion may not be attached to a streetcar or vehicle on a roadway
- Bike must be equipped with brakes
- Like a motor vehicle, bikes too must yield to pedestrians
In San Antonio, any violation of these laws is a Class C Misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $200.
Pedestrian Law
- Pedestrians must yield to a vehicle on the roadway if crossing the street at a place other than a marked crosswalk or crossing. If you are hit while jaywalking, the driver may not be liable, and you may not be compensated for your injuries.
- Pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks.
- Stay on the right-hand side of crosswalks when crossing a roadway
- Stay on sidewalks where available
- On a road without sidewalks, walk on the left side facing traffic.
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