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Bicycle, Scooter, Skating & Skateboarding Accident Resources:

Bicycle Laws from Official Sites: Bicycle laws, recommendations for safe cycling, maps, and other resources from state websites. Most states are included.

Bicycle Laws: Bike laws in fifty states, Canada, some cities, and a few foreign countries, assembled by a Massachusetts bicycle group.

How to Not Get Hit by Cars: A homegrown site from a cycling advocate, offering tips on avoiding accidents with helpful illustrations.

Helmet Laws and Statistics From the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

Bicycle Accidents: Perception and Reality: Advocates of bicycling in New York City sponsor this site, which has statistics and advice on reducing accidents. A table lists common pollutants that bicyclists encounter in the urban core.

Bikes and Wheel Sports Safety Page for Kids: Fun website from the New York State DMV.

Scooter Safety for Kids: Kid-oriented tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Scooter Safet: Numbers showing why your kid should wear a helmet, from the Brain Injury Association of America.

In-Line Skating Safety: Recommendations with “do’s” and “don’ts” from Texas A&M University.

Skateboards: A pamphlet published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission discussing skateboard injury statistics and important safety tips.

Head Injuries: What to look for and what to do, from Nemours Foundation.



State Bicycle Laws

Arizona
http://www.azgohs.state.az.us/bike_safety.html

California
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd11c1a4.htm

Colorado
http://www.dot.state.co.us/BikePed/BikePedManual.htm

Connecticut
http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=1380&q=259658

Delaware
http://www.deldot.gov/static/bike/de_laws.html

District of Columbia
http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/cwp/view,a,1245,q,559835.asp

Florida
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/safety/ped_bike/laws/ped_bike_bikeLaws1.htm

Georgia
http://www.gohs.state.ga.us/gabikelaws.html

Hawaii
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/searchhrs.asp?press1=docs&qu=bicycle

Idaho
http://itd.idaho.gov/bike_ped/

Illinois
http://state.il.us/kids/isp/bikes/law/default.htm

Indiana
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title9/ar21/ch11.html

Iowa
http://www.iowabikes.com/

Kansas
http://www.ksdot.org/archive/burrail/bike/safety/bicycles.htm

Kentucky (from the University of Kentucky)
http://www.uky.edu/Pubs/Bicycle/kyrules.html

Louisiana
http://brgov.com/dept/planning/bike/lalaw.htm

Maine (search under “bicycle”)
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/search.asp

Maryland
http://www.cpabc.org/mdlaws.htm

Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/85-11b.htm

Michigan
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(00ekkemcvpzrt1q143jb4fvd)/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-257-660

Minnesota (from the Minnesota Safety Council)
http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/bicycle/rules/mnlaws.htm

Mississippi
http://www.mdot.state.ms.us/bicycling/laws.htm

Missouri
http://modot.gov/othertransportation/bike_ped/documents/MO_bikelaw_120505_000.pdf

Nebraska
http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/docs/bikeguide.pdf

Nevada (scroll to “Operation of Bicycles”)
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-484.html#NRS484Sec324

New Hampshire
http://www.nh.gov/dot/nhbikeped/

New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/bike/regulations.shtm

New Mexico
http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/main.asp?secid=11190

New York
http://www.dot.state.ny.us/pubtrans/share.html

North Carolina
http://www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle/laws/laws_bikelaws.html

Ohio
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/bike/

Oregon
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/

Pennsylvania
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/bike/web/bikelaws.htm

Rhode Island
http://www.dot.state.ri.us/bikeri/

South Carolina
http://www.dot.state.sc.us/getting/BikePed/BP_links.shtml

Texas (from Texas A&M University)
http://transport.tamu.edu/bicycles/statelaw.aspx

Utah
http://www.dot.utah.gov/index.php/m=c/tid=1020(from the Utah Safety Council)
http://www.swcp.com/~nmts/laws/Utahbikelaws.html

Virginia
http://www.virginiadot.org/programs/bk-default.asp

Washington
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/bike/Laws.htm

Wisconsin
http://www.dot.state.wi.us/safety/vehicle/bicycle/rules.htm


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