Laramie PD Reminds City of Bicycle Ordinances

The Laramie Police Department sent out a reminder to the community regarding the Ordinances that govern bicycle riders and roller skaters in the city.

Below are the Ordinances:

• Municipal Ordinance 10.32.030 - Every person riding a bicycle upon a street, alley, public highway or roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle under this title.
• Municipal Ordinance 10.32.060 - Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
• Municipal Ordinance 10.32.070 Not more than two abreast persons riding bicycles upon a roadway.
• Municipal Ordinance 12.04.020 - No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster wagon, toy vehicle, or similar device shall go upon any roadway in this municipality, except while crossing a street on a crosswalk.

any bicyclists and roller skaters who violate municipal ordinances can be cited or arrested.

If you would like to see the rest of the ordinances governing bicyclists, they can be found at library.municode.com.