(A) The provisions of this chapter applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein.
(B) Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this title, except as set forth in special regulations in this chapter, and except as to those provisions of this traffic code which, by their nature, can have no application.