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California Vehicle Code Section 21202 - Operation on Roadway21202. (a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of the following situations: (1) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction. (2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. (3) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions (including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes) that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge, subject to the provisions of Section 21656. For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. (4) When approaching a place where a right turn is authorized. (b) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway of a highway, which highway carries traffic in one direction only and has two or more marked traffic lanes, may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of that roadway as practicable. Amended Sec. 4, Ch. 674, Stats. 1996. Effective January 1, 1997. << Return to California Vehicle Codes Home > DMV Hearing > California Vehicle Code > VC Section 21202 - Operation on Roadway Note: This website is intended for use by those seeking information relating to California driving under the influence (DUI), or driving while intoxicated (DWI) matters. Additionally, laws and legal procedures such as those presented in "BayAreaDUIDefense.com" are constantly changing. Consequently, any statute, law, or procedure may have changed as a result of drunk driving laws, judicial court decisions, or California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) license suspension rules, regulations, policies or procedures enacted since similar information was posted on this website. Moreover, the information provided here is not intended to be legal advice and should not be relied upon as such because there is no substitute for consulting with a qualified lawyer. Accordingly, the reader is strongly advised to consult with a qualified attorney and anyone with a legal problem should immediately obtain legal representation and advice from a California DUI defense attorney or criminal defense lawyer with extensive experience handling California DUI Defense cases who is aware of the facts specific to a particular DUI case. The Law Office of Robert Tayac assumes no liability whatsoever for any use of "BayAreaDUIDefense.com" as it is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to be legal advice from this office or from any attorney working for this firm. Rather, the information contained in this website is intended to be a starting point for further, subsequent discussions between a reader having a specific legal problem and a qualified California DUI attorney. All readers are informed that no lawyer-client relationship is intended nor formed by any use of this website and all readers are advised, in line with the Rules of the State Bar of California, that the only way to form an attorney-client relationship with The Law Office of Robert Tayac is to sign a legal services agreement, abide by its terms and receive a legal services agreement signed by an designated representative of the firm. |
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