CHAPTER 74: BICYCLES
Section
   74.01   Operation on sidewalk or crosswalk
   74.02   Parking on sidewalk
   74.03   Operation on roadway; riding close to right-hand curb
   74.04   Turning, stopping or starting signals required
   74.05   Racing
   74.06   Electric bicycles
Cross-reference:
   General provisions, see Ch. 70
   Local provisions, see Title XVII
§ 74.01 OPERATION ON SIDEWALK OR CROSSWALK.
   (A)   A person operating a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except as provided in division (B) and except that bicyclists must stop before entering a crosswalk or highway from a sidewalk or sidewalk area.
(SDCL § 32-20B-2)
   (B)   A person operating a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.
(SDCL § 32-20B-3) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 74.02 PARKING ON SIDEWALK.
   A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device or ordinance. The parked bicycle may not impede the normal and reasonable movement of pedestrian or other traffic.
(SDCL § 32-20B-4) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 74.03 OPERATION ON ROADWAY; RIDING CLOSE TO RIGHT-HAND CURB.
   (A)   (1)   Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway.
      (2)   However, a person operating a bicycle may move from the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway to overtake and pass another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction, to prepare for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or roadway or to avoid conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge.
   (B)   For purposes of this section, a SUBSTANDARD WIDTH LANE is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
(SDCL § 32-20B-5) Penalty, see § 70.99
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