Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
Memphis Code of Ordinances § 11-24-2
in effectSec. 11-24-2. - Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.
(Code 1967, § 10-3; ; Code 1985, § 21-197; Ord. No. 2155, § 1, 5-20-1975; Ord. No. 5352, § 1(21-197), 5-11-2010)
Source: City of Memphis, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tn/memphis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11-24BI_S11-24-2TRLAAPPERIBIFetched: 10/28/2026
