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Alabama Bicycle section

Alaska Entire state code

Arkansas Searchable state code, try searching for bicycle

Arizona Bicycle portions

California Vehicle code in searchable hypertext

Colorado Bicycle laws

Connecticut Bicycle Portion, downloads whole code

Delaware Summary of state bicycle law

District of Columbia Bicycles Laws

Florida Bicycle Laws

Georgia Bicycle Laws

Guam Motor Vehicle Code

Hawaii Bicycle Laws

Idaho Searchable state code try searching for bicycle

Illinois Illinois Vehicle Code (Article XV - Bicycles) | Illinois DOT Bicycle Laws

Indiana Bicycle Laws

Iowa Bicycle Laws may be incomplete

Kansas Searchable state law, including regulations

Kentucky hypertext links to laws

Louisiana Revised Statute Search |Bike Law Table of Contents

Maine Bicycles and toy vehicles equipment

Maryland Summary of bicycle regulations

Massachusetts Most of state bicycle law | Drivers Manual (bicycle section ) | More Laws

Michigan Drivers manual | League of Michigan Bicyclists-Michigan Laws pertaining to bicyclists |  Michigan Legislature

Minnesota Searchable State Code try searching for bicycle

Mississippi Motor Vehicle Chapter Pertaining to Persons Riding Bicycles

Missouri Motor vehicle statutes | Model traffic ordinance | Traffic Regulations | Vehicle Equipment Regulations, with most bicycle laws

Montana Searchable state law  try searching for bicycle

Nevada Bicycle (and motorcycle) law

New Hampshire Bicycle Law

New Jersey Motor vehicle & traffic regulations

New Mexico Laws Governing Bicycle Traffic in New Mexico

New York Bicycle Laws

North Dakota Motor Vehicle Code (in .PDF Format)

North Carolina Bike Laws

Ohio Digest of motor vehicle laws 

Oklahoma Searchable State law try searching for  bicycle

Oregon Oregon Cyclists Manuel | Oregon Bike Bill

Pennsylvania Excerpts of state law relevant to bicycling | Bicycle Drivers Manual

Puerto Rico In English

Rhode Island Motor and other vehicles | Operation of Bicycles

South Dakota Bicycle Laws

Tennessee Bike Section of Drivers Manual and State Law

Texas Transportation Code Contents

Utah Traffic Rules and Regulations

Virginia Virginia Laws

Washington Rules of the Road | Bicycle part of code | Washington State Cycling Traffic Laws Brochure

West Virginia Rules of the Road bicycle section

Wisconsin All state law bicycle notations State law 346 is "Rules of the Rode "

Wyoming | State Code

Canadian Cycling Laws:

Alberta Highway Traffic Regulations (no bikes) | Warning about bicyclists for motorists |  
Bike Rules for Kids
 
British Columbia Bicycle Extracts | Helmet Requirement | BC Cyclists
and the Law 

Manitoba access to full text to Highway Traffic Act in PDF 

New Brunswick Motor Vehicle Code (599kb, sections 176-181 are on bicycles) 

Newfoundland All statutes and regulations | Highway Traffic Act 

Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act | Bicycle sections 

Ontario Rules of the Road

Prince Edward Island Highway Traffic Act in PDF from this page 

Quebec Highway Safety Code 

Saskatchewan For $95/year, the Queen's Printer will let you look at their laws. 

LexUM at the University of Montreal has links to Canadian national and provincial laws. 

European Cycling Laws:

Belgium Code de la Route (French) 

France Code de la Route (French) | Bicycle regulations (French) 

United Kingdom Highway Code

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