California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 21650.1

Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 58, Sec. 2.

A bicycle operated on a roadway, or the shoulder of a highway, shall be operated in the same direction as vehicles are required to be driven upon the roadway.

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Cal. Veh. Code § 21650.1 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/veh/division-11-rules-of-the-road/chapter-3-driving-overtaking-and-passing/article-1-driving-on-right-side/section-21650.1

Other sections in Article 1 - Driving on Right Side

§ 21650§ 21650.1§ 21651§ 21652§ 21654§ 21655§ 21655.1§ 21655.5§ 21655.6§ 21655.7…§ 21656§ 21657§ 21658§ 21658.1§ 21659§ 21660§ 21661§ 21662§ 21663§ 21664

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