Arizona Revised Statutes Governing Bicycles

28-101. Definitions

In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

6. "Bicycle" means a device, including a racing wheelchair, that is propelled by
human power and on which a person may ride and that has either:

(a) Two tandem wheels, either of which is more than sixteen inches in diameter.

(b) Three wheels in contact with the ground, any of which is more than sixteen
inches in diameter.

52. "Vehicle" means a device in, on or by which a person or property is or may be
transported or drawn on a public highway, excluding devices moved by human power or
used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.

28-811. Parent and guardian responsibility; applicability of article

A. The parent of a child and the guardian of a ward shall not authorize or knowingly
permit the child or ward to violate this chapter.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this article, this chapter applies to a bicycle
when it is operated on a highway or on a path set aside for the exclusive use of
bicycles.

28-812. Applicability of traffic laws to bicycle riders

A person riding a bicycle on a roadway or on a shoulder adjoining a roadway is
granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the
driver of a vehicle, except special rules and provisions in this article that by
their nature can have no application.

28-813. Riding on bicycles

A. A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than on or astride a permanent
and regular seat attached to the bicycle.

B. A person shall not use a bicycle to carry more persons at one time than the
number for which it is designed and equipped.

28-814. Clinging to vehicle

A person riding on a bicycle, coaster, sled or toy vehicle or on roller skates shall
not attach the bicycle, coaster, sled, toy vehicle or roller skates or that person
to a vehicle on a roadway.

28-815. Riding on roadway and bicycle path; bicycle path usage

A. A person riding a bicycle on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic
at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as
practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the
following situations:

1. If overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same
direction.

2. If preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.

3. If reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving objects,
parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals or surface hazards.

4. If the lane in which the person is operating the bicycle is too narrow for a
bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.

B. Persons riding bicycles on a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except
on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

C. A path or lane that is designated as a bicycle path or lane by state or local
authorities is for the exclusive use of bicycles even though other uses are
permitted pursuant to subsection D or are otherwise permitted by state or local
authorities.

D. A person shall not operate, stop, park or leave standing a vehicle in a path or
lane designated as a bicycle path or lane by a state or local authority except in
the case of emergency or for crossing the path or lane to gain access to a public or
private road or driveway.

E. Subsection D does not prohibit the use of the path or lane by the appropriate
local authority.

28-816. Carrying article on bicycle A person shall not carry a package, bundle or
article while operating a bicycle if the package, bundle or article prevents the
driver from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars.

28-817. Bicycle equipment

A. A bicycle that is used at nighttime shall have a lamp on the front that emits a
white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and a
red reflector on the rear of a type that is approved by the department and that is
visible from all distances from fifty feet to three hundred feet to the rear when
the reflector is directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor
vehicle. A bicycle may have a lamp that emits a red light visible from a distance of
five hundred feet to the rear in addition to the red reflector.

B. A person shall not operate a bicycle that is equipped with a siren or whistle.

C. A bicycle shall be equipped with a brake that enables the operator to make the
braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

28-756. Method of giving hand and arm signals

A. A person shall give hand and arm signals in the following manner, and the signals
shall indicate as follows:

1. Left turn. Left hand and arm extended horizontally.

2. Right turn. A person operating a bicycle may give a right turn signal by
extending the right hand and arm horizontally to the right side of the bicycle.

3. Stop or decrease speed. Left hand and arm extended downward.

28-735. Overtaking bicycles; civil penalties

A. When overtaking and passing a bicycle, proceeding in the same direction, a person
driving a motor vehicle shall exercise due care by leaving a safe distance between
the motor vehicle and the bicycle of not less than three feet, until the motor
vehicle is safely past the overtaken bicycle.

B. If a person violates this section and the violation results in a collision causing:

1. Physical injury, the violator is subject to a civil penalty of five hundred
dollars.

2. Death, the violator is subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars.

C. Subsection B of this section does not apply to a cyclist who is injured in a
vehicular traffic lane when a designated bike lane is present & passable.

28-3164. Original applicants; examination

A. The department may examine an applicant for an original driver license or the
department may accept the examination conducted by an authorized third party
pursuant to chapter 13 of this title or documentation of successful completion of a
driver education course approved by the department. The examination shall include
all of the following:

1. A test of the applicant's:

(a) Eyesight.

(b) Ability to read and understand official traffic control devices.

(c) Knowledge of safe driving practices and the traffic laws of this state,
INCLUDING THOSE PRACTICES AND LAWS RELATING TO BICYCLES.