(a) Every person operating a bicycle or mobility device upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway where practicable obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(b) Persons riding bicycles mobility devices or motorcycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than two (2) abreast in a single lane, except on shared-use paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, mobility devices or motorcycles.
(c) This section does not require a person operating a bicycle or mobility device to ride at the edge of the roadway when it is unreasonable or unsafe to do so. Conditions that may require riding away from the edge of the roadway include when necessary to avoid fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, surface hazards, or if it otherwise is unsafe or impracticable to do so, including if the lane is too narrow for the bicycle or mobility device and an overtaking vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
(Ord. No. 396-2020. Passed 6-3-20, eff. 6-9-20)
Statutory reference:
Similar State law, see RC 4511.55
Similar State law, see RC 4511.55