ANSWERS: 13
  • I believe the answer is no. I know that is against the law in Australia and I think it would apply to most other major countries. Some eastern counties may differ.
  • USA-centric answer: It depends on what you mean by highway. Bicycles are not permitted on Interstate and other controlled access highways. Most other highways and roads do permit bicycles, in general requiring them to abide by the same regulations as motor vehicles, and requiring motor vehicles to give them the same right of way. Where they are usually not permitted is on sidewalks. Bicycles should ride with traffic on the right hand side, rather than against it on the left as is advised for pedestrians. A bicyclist would always do well to be aware of his impact on traffic and safety, and pull off the road and stop in a safe place as needed to let backed up traffic move past.
  • Yes. the signs on the entrance ramp to all freeways, state no two-wheelers allowed. yet, after case study, there is no law to enforce this sign. i would wear a helmet and wear reflective clothing. use lights at night. bicycles are very hard to see at night. This is why you see so many motorcycles on the freeway. there is no active law to forbid them. same applies to a bicycle.
  • i dont think so... a man got arrested after going on the highway with his motorized wheelchair... its just a hazard and should be illegal.
  • i hope not im planning to ride to boston from west MA and then itl be longer and more confusing, but then again probaly safer
  • No. In Florida it's not.
  • In Canada it is illegal to operate any vehicle incapable of 40 mph on a highway.
  • It might be but it might also be fatal.
  • On Interstates, no. But on some parts of highways, especially if there is no easy side roads for them to take, it is legal for them to ride on the shoulder of the road. Sometimes there are special side routes for the bikes in narrow or dangerous parts of the highway. You can clearly see the signs letting you know when you have to get off and use the side roads.
  • As I was taught when I was much younger, bicycles are not allowed on controlled access roads (freeways) with in metropolitan areas. This is because of the hazard that are involved in having something that slow on these roads and the availability of surface streets as an alternative for them. However, bicycles are allowed on freeways in between metropolitan areas where they may be the only way to get from one place to another. A notable exception to this would be here is Texas where most freeways also have frontage roads on either side of them. Here I would expect that bicyclists are required to use the frontage roads where they are available. (It would definitely be safer for them to use the frontage roads.)
  • I know it is illegal in Massachusetts to ride a bike on a State Highway
  • Some state highways, such as California Hwy 82 (El Camino Real), and California Hwy 9 (Big Basin Way). Both are risky, El Camino has heavy traffic, Big Basin Way has narrow shoulders and blind curves. Biking is legal on parts of Hwy 1 (Pacific Coast/Cabrillo Highway), also Hwy 92 west of Skyline Blvd (Hwy 35). If it's illegal, there would be signs stating this.
  • It depends where you are - in Britain any road is defined as a highway, so it would be a bit tough on cyclits to ban them from highways there. They are banned from motorways though, as are pedestrians.

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