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TRUE OR FALSE?
1. Bicyclists are subject to the same traffic laws as motorists.
2. In most accidents involving a bicyclist and a motorist, the bicyclist is at falut.
3. It is unlawful for any Virginian over the age of 15 to ride a bicycle on a sidewalk.
4. No Virginia bicyclists are required to have licenses displayed on their bicycles.
5. The majority of fatalities resulting from bicycle accidents are children between the ages of five and 14.
ANSWERS
1. True. In Virginia, bicyclists must obey all traffic signs and signals, yield the right of way to pedestrians, signal their intention to turn and, generally, follow all the other traffic laws that are applicable to the drivers of automobiles and other motor vehicles. Like motorists, bicyclists are required to use the right side of the roadway, riding with traffic, rather than against it. Between sunset and sunrise, bicyclists must use headlights that are visible in clear weather for at least 500 feet and a red reflector or tail light that is visible for at least 300 feet.
2. True. Statistics prepared by the National Safety Council indicate that in seven out of 10 cases where there are accidents involving a bicyclist and a motorist, the bicyclist is at fault. It’s probably safe to say that one of the primary reasons for this fact is that many bicyclists fail to obey the very same rules of the road that they would obey if driving a car.
X^True. The Code of Virgurfa makes it a misdemeanor (with a fine of $5 to $25) for any bicyclist or motorcyclist to ride on the sidewalk of any town or city if he is 15 years old or over. Children under 15 years of age are permitted to ride on the sidewalk only in cities where the governing body has
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