S.B. 641                                                  VETOES

(a)     Each person operating a bicycle on a roadway shall ride as near to the right
side of the roadway as practicable and safe, except when making or attempting to make a
left turn, when operating on a one-way street, or when passing a stopped or slower
moving vehicle.

(b)     Each person operating a bicycle on a roadway may ride two abreast only if the
flow of traffic is unimpeded.

(c)     Each person operating a bicycle on a roadway shall exercise due care when
passing a vehicle.

(d)     Each person operating a bicycle on a roadway may walk a bicycle on the right
side of a highway if there is no sidewalk.

21-1205.1.

(a) [Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,] UNLESS THE ROADWAY
OR HIGHWAY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
AS APPROPRIATE FOR BICYCLE ACCESS, a person may not ride a bicycle:

(1)     On any roadway where the posted maximum speed limit is more than 50
miles an hour; or

(2)     On any expressway, except on an adjacent bicycle path or way approved
by the State Highway Administration; or on any other controlled access highway signed in
accordance with § 21-313.

(b) (1) Where there is a bike lane paved to a smooth surface or a shoulder
paved to a smooth surface, a person operating a bicycle shall use the bike lane or shoulder
and may not ride on the roadway, except in the following situations:

(i) When overtaking and passing another bicycle, pedestrian, or other
vehicle within the bike lane or shoulder if the overtaking arid passing cannot be done
safely within the bike lane or shoulder;

(ii) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into an alley,
private road, or driveway; [or]

(iii) When reasonably necessary to leave the bike lane or shoulder to
avoid debris or other hazardous condition; OR

(IV) WHEN REASONABLY NECESSARY TO LEAVE THE BIKE LANE OR
SHOULDER BECAUSE THE BIKE LANE OR SHOULDER IS OVERLAID WITH A RIGHT
TURN LANE, MERGE LANE, OR OTHER MARKING THAT BREAKS THE CONTINUITY OF
THE BIKE LANE OR SHOULDER.

(2)     A person operating a bicycle may not leave a bike lane or shoulder until
the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an
appropriate signal.

(3)     The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to
this subsection which will include, but not be limited to, a definition of "smooth surface".

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