Home Education Laws Contact Us News Home CALENDAR   Newsflash --   Menu Latest News BikeHouston Annual Meeting- January 29, 2008 Cy-Fair Bicycle Safety website Howard Pool, Riding with the Angels Help Get More Bikes on Light Rail "Burn Calories, Not Carbon" (tm) Pledge Nov 2007 Status of MKT Trail Latest Forum Posts Re:Terry Hershey, Beltway 8 Parking? (kf5nd) Terry Hershey, Beltway 8 Parking? (tcantrell52) All of my bike routes on one map (kf5nd) Bicycling Tourist Shares His Thoughts (Jill_Ion) Fatality, Beltway and Wallisville (kf5nd) Laws and regulations affecting cyclists Laws affecting Cyclists in the Houston area A bicycle is a vehicle and is subject to the same laws as other vehicles, subject to some exceptions. This section describes some of the relevant state and local laws, with links to the original sources. Texas State Laws: Selected laws affecting cyclists (compiled by BikeHouston) City of Houston bylaws prohibit sidewalk riding, require helmets for kids, and require a $1 bike registration! City of West University Place bylaw - require helmets for kids Filter     Order  Date asc Date desc Title asc Title desc Hits asc Hits desc Author asc Author desc Ordering    Display #  5 10 15 20 25 30 50 Date Item Title Author Hits Sunday, 01 May 2005 City of Houston Ordinances Affecting Cyclists Administrator 3116 Saturday, 08 May 2004 Texas State Laws Affecting Cyclists Administrator 3367 Wednesday, 01 January 2003 West University Place Bicycle Laws Administrator 1729   << Start < Prev 1 Next > End >> Results 1 - 3 of 3 Safety and Educational Resources  ( 5 items ) Bike Shops, Bike Clubs and other Resources  ( 3 items ) Who to call: Government and Advisory Resources  ( 4 items ) [ Back ]

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