1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying provisions governing bicycle operation and 
1.3 	stopping; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.222, subdivision 4, by 
1.4 	adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 4.Riding rules; general requirements. (a) Every person operating a bicycle 
1.8 	upon on a roadway shall road must ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or
1.9 	edge of the roadway road, except under any of the following situations:
1.10 	(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
1.11 	(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
1.12 	(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along 
1.13 	the right-hand edge, including to avoid fixed or moving objects, vehicles, pedestrians, 
1.14 	animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make it unsafe to continue along the 
1.15 	right-hand curb or edge; or
1.16 	(4) when operating on the shoulder of a roadway or in a bicycle lane; or
1.17 	(5) when stopping at or preparing to cross an intersection where the lane farthest to the 
1.18 	right in the bicycle's direction of travel requires or allows a right-hand turn.
1.19 	(b) If a bicycle is traveling on a shoulder of a roadway, the bicycle shall operator must
1.20 	travel in the same direction as adjacent vehicular traffic.
2.1 	(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or shoulder shall not ride more than two 
2.2 	abreast and shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned 
2.3 	roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
2.4 	(d) A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder on a 
2.5 	crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal 
2.6 	when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. No person shall ride a bicycle 
2.7 	upon a sidewalk within a business district unless permitted by local authorities. Local 
2.8 	authorities may prohibit the operation of bicycles on any sidewalk or crosswalk under their 
2.9 	jurisdiction.
2.10 	(e) An individual operating a bicycle or other vehicle on a bikeway shall leave a safe 
2.11 	distance when overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction on the 
2.12 	bikeway, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle or individual.
2.13 	(f) A person lawfully operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder 
2.14 	on a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same 
2.15 	circumstances.
2.16 	(g) A person may operate an electric-assisted bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway, on 
2.17 	a bikeway, or on a bicycle trail if not otherwise prohibited under section 85.015, subdivision 
2.18 	1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), as 
2.19 	applicable.

2.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.21 	read:
2.22 		Subd. 4a.Riding rules; stopping. (a) A person operating a bicycle approaching a stop 
2.23 	sign must slow to a speed that enables stopping if necessary. After slowing, a person 
2.24 	operating a bicycle may proceed without stopping, whether to make a turn or continue in 
2.25 	the same direction, if (1) no pedestrian is crossing the roadway; and (2) no vehicle, whether 
2.26 	stopped or moving, is proceeding in a direction that constitutes an immediate hazard.
2.27 	(b) A person operating a bicycle approaching a traffic-control signal displaying a steady 
2.28 	red indication at a T-intersection must slow to a speed that enables stopping if necessary. 
2.29 	After slowing, a person operating a bicycle may proceed without stopping if (1) the 
2.30 	movement does not require making a turn; (2) no pedestrian is crossing the roadway; and 
2.31 	(3) no vehicle, whether stopped or moving, is proceeding in a direction that constitutes an 
2.32 	immediate hazard.
3.1 	(c) After a person operating a bicycle has stopped at a traffic-control signal displaying 
3.2 	a red indication, the person may proceed notwithstanding the red indication if (1) no 
3.3 	pedestrian is crossing the roadway; and (2) no vehicle, whether stopped or moving, is 
3.4 	proceeding in a direction that constitutes an immediate hazard. This paragraph applies to a 
3.5 	steady or flashing red indication, regardless of whether the illuminated red lens is circular 
3.6 	or an arrow.
3.7 	(d) A person operating a bicycle under this subdivision must yield the right-of-way as 
3.8 	required under this chapter.