My City July 2022

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KNOW THE RULES You now have the bike, the seat, the accessories and the will to start cycling for a healthier future. What’s next? Well, you are physically ready to ride; but you still have to study and understand e Michigan Rules of the Road for Cyclists. ey are:

9. A cyclist may not

6. A bicycle may not be used to carry more people than it is designed and equipped to carry.

4. A cyclist is re

1. The cyclist must ride as close as practical to the

ride on a limited-ac cess highway (see MCL 257.679a).

quired to signal intentions via the use of hand signals (see MCL 257.648).

right-hand curb or edge of the road when riding under the speed limit. (There are five exceptions to this rule. Please, review MCL 257.660a)

10. A bicycle may be parked on a side walk but only in a way that does not impede the lawful movement of pe destrians or other

7. A bicycle must

be equipped with a brake which enables the oper ator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

5. If riding one half- hour after sunset, or one half-hour before sunrise, a cyclist must use lights. The law requires that a light system must include a white light which is visi ble from 500 feet to the front and a

traŠc or where prohibited by an oŠcial traŠc control device (see MCL 257.660d).

2. Bikes can ride on sidewalks, but

cyclists must yield right-of-way to pe destrians and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.

8. Cyclists may not carry any pack age that prevents them from keep ing both hands on the handlebars.

red reflector on the rear which is visible from 600 feet.

3. Cyclists must not ride more than two bicycles abreast.

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