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Excerpts from
the Iowa Code on Bicycling The
following information is an excerpt from the 2007 Iowa Code as it pertains
to bicycling and vehicle travel. For the full code, visit
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308A.1 Department of natural resources and
transportation commissions to co-operate.
321.1 Definitions of
words and phrases.(40)(c) Bicycle
321.1 Definitions of words and phrases.(90)(a)
Vehicle does not include a device moved by human power
321.178 Driver education - restricted license -
reciprocity. (1)(a)(4) Bicycle Share the Road Education Required in Driver
Education.
321.231 Authorized emergency vehicles and police
bicycles .(3) A police bicycle may proceed past a stop sign
321.234 Bicycles , animals, or animal-drawn vehicles.
Same rights and duties.
321.236 Powers of local authorities. (10) Regulation
and registration of bicycles
321.358 Stopping, standing or parking.
321.397 Lamps on bicycles.
321.434 Bicycle sirens or whistles.
308A.1 Department of natural resources and transportation
commissions to co-operate.
The department of
natural resources, in consultation with the state transportation
commission, is hereby authorized to establish recreational bikeways within
this state for the use, enjoyment, and participation of the public in
nonmotorized bicycling . The routes established for such bikeways shall be
designed to maximize the safety of cyclists and motorists and may utilize
secondary roads when the normal flow of motor vehicle traffic will not be
hindered, as well as other infrequently traveled roads, streets, parkways,
and appropriate thoroughfares. Such bikeways shall be routed, wherever
possible, to allow the enjoyment of scenic views and points of historical
interest, and may connect state parks and other recreational areas
throughout the state.
Bikeway routes
shall be clearly marked with appropriate signs to guide cyclists and to
alert motorists. Such signs shall be placed at intervals and designed in
such form as prescribed by the department of natural resources in
consultation with the state transportation commission.
The department of
natural resources is hereby authorized to co-operate with county
conservation boards, boards of supervisors, city councils, or any private
organizations interested in the establishment of bikeways, and may consult
with such groups in the planning of appropriate bikeway routes and related
activities.
321.1
Definitions of words and phrases.(40)(c) Bicycle
c. "Bicycle" means either
of the following:
(1) A device having two wheels
and having at least one saddle or seat for the use of a rider which is
propelled by human power.
(2) A device having two or three
wheels with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than seven
hundred fifty watts (one horsepower), whose maximum speed on a paved level
surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden, is less than
twenty miles per hour.
321.1
Definitions of words and phrases.(90)(a) Vehicle does not include a device
moved by human power
90. "Vehicle" means every device
in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or
drawn upon a highway. "Vehicle" does not include:
a. Any device moved by human power.
321.178 Driver education - restricted license - reciprocity. (1)(a)(4)
Bicycle Share the Road Education Required in Driver Education.
1. Approved course.
a. An approved driver education
course as programmed by the department shall consist of at least thirty
clock hours of classroom instruction, of which no more than one hundred
eighty minutes shall be provided to a student in a single day, and six or
more clock hours of laboratory instruction of which at least three clock
hours shall consist of street or highway driving. Classroom instruction
shall include all of the following:
(4) Instruction providing an
awareness about sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles. The
instruction course shall be first approved by the state department of
transportation. Instructional materials creating an awareness about
sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles shall also be distributed
during the course of instruction.
321.231
Authorized emergency vehicles and police bicycles .(3) A police bicycle
may proceed past a stop sign
3. The driver of a fire
department vehicle, police vehicle, or ambulance, or a peace officer
riding a police bicycle in the line of duty may do any of the following:
a. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing
down as may be necessary for safe operation.
b. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as the driver does not endanger
life or property.
4. The exemptions granted to an
authorized emergency vehicle under subsection 2 and for a fire department
vehicle, police vehicle, or ambulance as provided in subsection 3 shall
apply only when such vehicle is making use of an audible signaling device
meeting the requirements of section 321.433 or a visual signaling device,
except that use of an audible or visual signaling device shall not be
required when exercising the exemption granted under subsection 3,
paragraph "b" of this section when the vehicle is operated by a peace
officer, pursuing a suspected violator of the speed restrictions imposed
by or pursuant to this chapter, for the purpose of determining the speed
of travel of such suspected violator.
5. The foregoing provisions shall
not relieve the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle or the rider of
a police bicycle from the duty to drive or ride with due regard for the
safety of all persons, nor shall such provisions protect the driver or
rider from the consequences of the driver's or rider's reckless disregard
for the safety of others.
321.234
Bicycles , animals, or animal-drawn vehicles. Same rights and duties
2. A person, including a peace
officer, riding a bicycle on the highway is subject to the provisions of
this chapter and has all the rights and duties under this chapter
applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of this
chapter which by their nature can have no application or those provisions
for which specific exceptions have been set forth regarding police
bicycles .
3. A person propelling a bicycle
on the highway shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and
regular seat attached to the bicycle .
4. A person shall not use a
bicycle on the highway to carry more persons at one time than the number
of persons for which the bicycle is designed and equipped.
5. This section does not apply to
the use of a bicycle in a parade authorized by proper permit from local
authorities.
321.236
Powers of local authorities. Local Regulation of Bicycling
Local authorities shall have no
power to enact, enforce, or maintain any ordinance, rule or regulation in
any way in conflict with, contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions
of this chapter, and no such ordinance, rule or regulation of said local
authorities heretofore or hereafter enacted shall have any force or
effect, however the provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to
prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways under their
jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the police power from:
10. Regulating the operation of
bicycles and requiring the registration and licensing of the same,
including the requirement of a registration fee. However, the regulations
shall not conflict with the provisions of section 321.234.
321.358
Stopping, standing or parking.
No person shall stop, stand, or
park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic
or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or
traffic-control device, in any of the following places:
1. On a sidewalk, except a
bicycle may stop, stand, or park on a sidewalk if not prohibited by a
local jurisdiction.
321.397
Lamps on bicycles.
Every bicycle shall be equipped
with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light, at the times specified
in section 321.384 , visible from a distance of at least three hundred
feet to the front and with a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light
visible from a distance of three hundred feet to the rear; except that a
red reflector may be used in lieu of a rear light. A peace officer riding
a police bicycle is not required to use either front or rear lamps if duty
so requires.
321.434
Bicycle sirens or whistles.
A bicycle shall not be equipped
with and a person shall not use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle. This
section shall not apply to bicycles ridden by peace officers in the line
of duty.
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