Bicycling Rules You Should Know

• Bicycles ridden at night require proper nighttime equipment including a light illuminating the road in front of the bicycle and visible for a minimum of 300 feet from the front and sides and a red reflector visible from the rear of the bicycle.
  
• Bicyclists must have a permanent and regular seat. Any passenger must have a separate seat. Passengers four years old or younger, or weighing 40 pounds or less, must be protected from moving parts. 
  
• Bicyclists and passengers under 18 years of age must wear properly fitted and fastened helmets in public.  
  
• Do not wear ear plugs or a headset covering both ears. You remove the ability to effectively react in traffic. This does not apply to hearing aids.  
    
• Pedestrians have the right of way on walkways. Generally it is safer to ride on the street. Go slow on sidewalks. 
  
• Choose the best way to turn left: Use the left turn lane if there is one, the left hand travel lane if there isn't, or ride to the far-side crosswalk then walk your bike across.  
   
• Follow lane markings. For example, don't turn left from the right lane, and don't continue straight in a right turn lane.