A repost from the past - I'm not making this up!
At a city bicycle planning meeting tonight the subject of riding on interstate came up. Even our local cycling advocacy police officer thought you could ride on the interstate. I stated only if you are riding at 40 mph. I don't think anyone believed me. I don't know what to think now. May the South Dakota Highway Patrol is wrong?
"Bicyclists must obey motor vehicle laws and the rules of the road; must ride with traffic; and helmet use is not required. Bicyclists must maintain a speed of 40 mph on the interstate or have to take alternative route. This requirement is waived for special events. Contact must be made with The Department of Transportation." Check out the website at SDHP
2 comments:
South Dakota law may differ, but here in Oklahoma a cyclist may use the shoulder of any restricted access road except where specifically prohibited by signage. The only highways with this restriction are the turnpikes. You might check into this for your state.
I've ridden on shoulders of restricted access roads, and frankly I don't like it. The practice may be legal, but it's noisy and nerve wracking when motor vehicles are passing at 70mph or more.
Same in Washington state. Long stretches of I-90 and I-5 are open to bicyclists who stay on the shoulder. They don't even have to maintain the 40 mph speed limit.
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