city of tempe bike laws

(E) A PERSON MAY OPERATE A BICYLE, ELECTRIC BICYCLE, OR NON-HUMAN POWERED VEHICLE UPON A SIDEWALK WHERE NO BIKE LANE IS AVAILABLE AND WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MILES PER HOUR OR HIGHER.I am very worried that hidden within this huge ordinance there will be some gotcha’s. It’s a lot to get one’s mind around but here goes. Someone suggested it’s already in the law– I’ve never seen it. Bikes, e-bikes and scooters must ride in the street when the speed limit is 25 mph or below. It should fit snugly, with the chin strap fastened. 5mph is probably unrealistically too slow.Second: In exception 4, where it used to read “another bicycle, …” now reads “another vehcle (sic), bicycle, …”. It may also be the time to refresh your memory about all those rules of the road. Bikes, e-bikes and scooters must use a bike lane when one is provided.

Riding on sidewalks or bicycle lanes. — he is going to “cross” other streets, and not in a crosswalk, nor should he.— end of commentary on the 6/6 update.#1 – A couple of places, the new language says “MPH”, and everywhere else it says “miles per hour”. Tempe, AZ . If the lane in which the person is operating the bicycle, electric bicycle, or non-human powered vehicle is too narrow to travel safely side by side WITHIN THE LANE with another VEHICLE.The chart says that the law allows Bicyclists/ebikes/NHPVs to use crosswalks but there’s an asterisk that says dismounting is required. Class 3 ebikes as defined in ARS would not require a speedo — I need to doublecheck the ARS for ebikes, do they require a speedo?

Signal as a matter of law, courtesy and self-protection.It’s always the perfect time to get out for a ride along any of Tempe’s many multi-use paths.

Here is what you need to know. E.g. This is supposed to alleviate the concern noted above about narrow lane exception and bring it into congruence with the ARS 28-815A; and it almost does, except for that fact that invariable people will try to interpret the Tempe narrow lane lane exception as, e.g. (regarding this request, staff said “Adding ‘any of’ is not necessary as the 19-214(H)(3) ends with ‘or’ making it clear that any one of the conditions would be sufficient and not all of the conditions need to be met.” — Elizabeth Higgins email to Jeff C 7/28)Light motorized vehicle : All gas or electric powered, two- or three-wheeled vehicles with a gross weight of less than one hundred twenty (120) pounds and a maximum speed of thirty-five (35) miles per hour that are not an electric bicycle or an electric personal assistance mobility device.This avoids the discrepancies between ARS and Tempe language; as outlined above — normal vs. lawful; missing ‘any’; missing ‘within the lane’; etc.So then who or what is a “human powered vehicle” and “human powered vehicle operator”, exactly who is the intended target of this section? There are currently no regulations for these vehicles at the state or municipal level but their popularity continues to grow. ORDINANCE: The attached ordinance includes the following provisions:“When traveling in a bicycle lane or street, a light motorized vehicle [similar to what CA calls “type 3” e-bike] may not be operated at speeds in excess of twenty eight (28) miles per hour, or the posted speed limit, whichever is lower”I guess my concern is these municipal laws are being over-sold or mis-represented as clarifying the state law, but they aren’t (because they can’t) e.g.

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Scooters and bicycles must ride with the flow of traffic, in existing bike lanes and on the street if the speed limit is below 25 mph.