[RP TownTalk] Bike regulations?

[Gerard Kiernan]

Sue,

I had to review the Town's Code and it seems to be silent on bicycles, so we
defer to the Annotated Code of Maryland.

Section 21-1103 Driving on Sidewalk

(b)1 where permitted by local ordinance, a person may ride a bicycle, play
vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or a sidewalk area.

Since our Code is silent, Bike riding on a sidewalk is illegal by state law.

But what do bicyclists care?  They are also supposed to follow the same
traffic laws as automobile drivers.  How many times have you seen a bike
rider blow through a stop sign. Also, if you put "bicycle" into the search
box on the www.maryland.gov site, you can work your way to the state highway
administration and their bike page has a lot of good information on bicycle
safety.

Hope that this helps.

Gerry Kiernan    
Councilmember, Ward 5


> From: Sue Collins <wheadle at yahoo.com>
> Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:11:57 -0800 (PST)
> To: TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Bike regulations?
> 
> Can anyone tell me, are there regulations here in town
> about riding bicycles on the sidewalks?  I was under
> the impression that it was not allowed, but maybe I'm
> wrong?  I'm pretty much a full time pedestrian, and it
> seems I'm constantly being run off the sidewalks by
> people on bikes.  Most of the "offenders" are adults
> from around 30 years old and up; in other words, old
> enough to use a little courtesy when riding - if it is
> permissible for bikers to use the sidewalks, the least
> they could do is say "excuse me, coming through," but
> I don't even get that.  In fact if I don't get out of
> their way quickly enough (I have arthritis in one knee
> which makes it hard for me to move quickly at times),
> I get some dirty looks or remarks.
> 
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