Bicyclists have the same right to use the road as motorists.
If a bicyclist violates a traffic rule, he should be given a traffic ticket. But it is not a crime to ride your bike. The cyclist was not charged with any traffic violation. MassBike supports a bill in the Massachusetts legislature, the Bicyclists' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, which requires that police officers receive instruction in the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists. The bicyclist, Scott Jenney, was followed by an off-duty Wilmington, MA police officer and later stopped by a uniformed officer.