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Bikes Still
Barred From
Interstates
The State Highway and Transportation Commission reminds bicyclists and moped riders that they are not allowed on interstate roads or other controlled access highways.
Some recent news reports have implied that law changes which became effective July 1 provided a means whereby bicycle riders could get a permit to use controlled access highways. That’s not the case.
"While there have been a number of changes in laws regarding bicycles and mopeds, commission policy still prohibits these types of vehicles from being used on interstate or other controlled access highways,” said R. C. Lockwood, the department’s bicycle coordinator.
In the interest of safety, commission policy puts such roads off limits for pedestrians, persons riding bicycles or mopeds, horsedrawn vehicles, or animals being led. ridden, or driven.
Controlled access highways in Virginia include the entire interstate system and certain sections of the state’s arterial network. These roads are designated clearly by signs and are indicated by special markings on the Virginia highway map, Lockwood said.
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