Source: http://www.griessmeyerlaw.com/wisconsin-bicycle-laws
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 04:39:35+00:00

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Subject to the special provisions applicable to bicycles, every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway or shoulder of a highway is granted all the rights and is subject to all the duties which this chapter grants or applies to the operator of a vehicle, except those provisions which by their express terms apply only to motor vehicles or which by their very nature would have no application to bicycles. Wis. Stat. §346.02 (4) (a).
Any person operating a bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device upon 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 edge or curb of the unobstructed traveled roadway, including operators who are riding 2 or more abreast where permitted under sub. (3), except: 346.80(2)(a)1.1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction. 346.80(2)(a)2.2. When preparing for a left turn or U-turn at an intersection or a left turn into a private road or driveway. 346.80(2)(a)3.3. When reasonably necessary to avoid unsafe conditions, including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to ride along the right-hand edge or curb. Wis. Stat. §346.80 (2) (a).
Persons riding bicycles or electric personal assistive mobility devices upon a roadway may ride 2 abreast if such operation does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. Bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device operators riding 2 abreast on a 2-lane or more roadway shall ride within a single lane Wis. Stat. §346.80 (3) (a).
No person may drive, as defined in s. 343.305 (1) (b), any motor vehicle while composing or sending an electronic text message or an electronic mail message. Wis. Stat. §346.89 (3) (a).
7. The Wisconsin OWI/DUI laws refer to "motor vehicles" and not bicycles. However, doing anything while intoxicated is dangerous and may create liability and other problems regardless of whether or not it is criminal.
8. Bicycling on sidewalks is regulated by cities and not state law. Riding a sidewalk may be safer is certain circumstances but may also create enhanced risk of collision due to drivers not expecting or looking for bicylists on the sidewalks.
9. Signals are required only if "other traffic may be affected by the movement." Bicyclists in Wisconsin may use either hand to signal. Bicyclists should give a hand turning signal for the last 50 feet of the turn unless they need their hand(s) to ride safely.
In the event any other traffic may be affected by the movement, no person may turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the manner provided in s. 346.35. A person making a U-turn shall use the same signal used to indicate a left turn. When given by the operator of a vehicle other than a bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device, the signal shall be given continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled by the vehicle before turning. The operator of a bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device shall give the signal continuously during not less than the last 50 feet traveled before turning. A signal by the hand and arm need not be given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device. Wis. Stat. §346.34 (1) (b).
Driving on bicycle lane or bicycle way. No operator of a motor vehicle may drive upon a bicycle lane or bicycle way except to enter a driveway, to merge into a bicycle lane before turning at an intersection, or to enter or leave a parking space located adjacent to the bicycle lane or bicycle way. Persons operating a motor vehicle upon a bicycle lane or bicycle way shall yield the right-of-way to all bicycles and electric personal assistive mobility devices within the bicycle lane or bicycle way. Wis. Stat. §346.94 (12).

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