Idaho Code

Idaho Code § 49-713 (2026)

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(1) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit the child or ward to violate any of the provisions of the remainder of this chapter.

(2)  Statutes applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to exceptions stated herein.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1963–2024 · leading case: Bradbury v. Voge, 461 P.2d 255 (Idaho 1969).
Bradbury v. Voge, 461 P.2d 255 (Idaho 1969). · cites it 20× “That court found the plaintiff-appellant to be contributorily negligent as a matter of law in operating his vehicle on the left side of a highway while traversing an intersection in violation of I.C. § 49-713. From a denial of a motion to set aside that summary judgment…”
Vincen v. Lazarus, 456 P.2d 789 (Idaho 1969). · cites it 16× “The first basis for this argument is that, since the complaints allege that the accident occurred at an intersection of two roads and the answers admit such fact, there is no question that Vincen attempted to overtake Lazarus at an intersection contrary to I.C. § 49-713 (a) (2),…”
Mann v. Gonzales, 605 P.2d 947 (Idaho 1980). · cites it 4× “As the Court stated in Bale , and applicable here: "Clearly the statute here involved (I.C. § 49-713) is a safety statute enacted for the protection of all persons using our roads and highways.”
Meade v. Freeman, 462 P.2d 54 (Idaho 1969). · cites it 4× “2d 501 (1963), the Idaho Supreme Court held that I.C. § 49-713 was a safety measure enacted for the protection of all persons using roads and highways and again, following Carron, supra, held that violation of a law, intended for the protection of a person and others like…”
Bale v. Perryman, 380 P.2d 501 (Idaho 1963). · cites it 4× “Appellants do contend that the court erred when it failed to rule as a matter of law that respondent was guilty of contributory negligence by attempting to pass appellant’s truck in violation of I.C. § 49-713, which provides: “Further limitations on driving to left of center of…”
Petersen v. Parry, 448 P.2d 653 (Idaho 1968). · cites it 4× “2d 501, 505 , "Clearly the statute here involved (I.C. § 49-713) [I.C. § 49-108 in the case at bar] is a safety statute enacted for the protection of all persons using our roads and highways.”
Woodman v. Knight, 380 P.2d 222 (Idaho 1963). · cites it 2× “The negligence of Genzmer, the driver of the truck, in attempting to pass the pickup when within 100 feet of or traversing the intersection (I.C. § 49-713(a), subd. 2) and in failing to sound his horn (I.”
State v. Cohen, 554 P.3d 620 (Idaho Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “” Then, Cohen argues that Idaho Code Title 49’s chapter on bicycles and pedestrians refers to bicycle “paths” and, therefore, a bicycle “path” is not necessarily a “laned highway” or a separate “traffic lane.”
State v. Cohen (Idaho Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “” Then, Cohen argues that Idaho Code Title 49’s chapter on bicycles and pedestrians refers to bicycle “paths” and, therefore, a bicycle “path” is not necessarily a “laned highway” or a separate “traffic lane.”
Gay v. Harris, 480 P.2d 194 (Idaho 1971). · cites it 2× “§ 49-709 requires that drivers of vehicles proceeding in the opposite direction shall pass each other on the right side of the rjad, and I.C. § 49-713 provides that no vehicle shall at any time be driven to the left side of the roadway upon a curve on the highway where the…”
— Idaho Code § 49-713(a) — 2 cases
Vincen v. Lazarus, 456 P.2d 789 (Idaho 1969). “The first basis for this argument is that, since the complaints allege that the accident occurred at an intersection of two roads and the answers admit such fact, there is no question that Vincen attempted to overtake Lazarus at an intersection contrary to I.C. § 49-713 (a) (2),…”
Woodman v. Knight, 380 P.2d 222 (Idaho 1963). “The negligence of Genzmer, the driver of the truck, in attempting to pass the pickup when within 100 feet of or traversing the intersection (I.C. § 49-713(a), subd. 2) and in failing to sound his horn (I.”
— Idaho Code § 49-713(a)(2) — 1 case
Vincen v. Lazarus, 456 P.2d 789 (Idaho 1969). “The first basis for this argument is that, since the complaints allege that the accident occurred at an intersection of two roads and the answers admit such fact, there is no question that Vincen attempted to overtake Lazarus at an intersection contrary to I.C. § 49-713 (a) (2),…”
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