Tennessee § 55-8-172 Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles - Penalty

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§ 55-8-172 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles - Penalty

Tennessee § 55-8-172

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-172 (2026).

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(a)Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except as to those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their nature can have no application.

(b)Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in §§ 55-8-171 - 55-8-177 applicable to bicycles or electric bicycles.

(c)Every person riding an electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in part 3 of this chapter applicable to electric bicycles.

(d)A violation of this section is a Class C misdem

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(a) Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title, except as to those provisions of this chapter and chapter 10, parts 1-5 of this title that by their nature can have no application. (b) Every person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in §§ 55-8-171 - 55-8-177 applicable to bicycles or electric bicycles. (c) Every person riding an electric bicycle, as defined in § 55-8-301 , is subject to the special regulations in part 3 of this chapter applicable to electric bicycles. (d) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.