Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.4 (2026)

“Bicycle” defined.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE

Act 300 of 1949

257.4 “Bicycle” defined.

Sec. 4.

"Bicycle" means a device propelled by human power upon which a person may ride, having either 2 or 3 wheels in a tandem or tricycle arrangement, all of which are over 14 inches in diameter.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 151, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 1971 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1975 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1987–1990 · leading case: Gregg v. State High. Dep't, 458 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. 1990).

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Gregg v. State High. Dep't, 458 N.W.2d 619 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 2× “The duty of the state and the county road commissions to repair and maintain highways, and the liability therefor, shall extend only to the improved portion of the highway designed for vehicular travel and shall not include sidewalks, crosswalks or any other installation outside…”

Roy v. Dep't of Transp., 408 N.W.2d 783 (Mich. 1987). “14 MCL 257.4; MSA 9.1804 provides, " 'Bicycle’ means a device propelled by human power upon which a person may ride, having either 2 or 3 wheels in a tandem or tricycle arrangement, all of which are over 14 inches in diameter.”

Montgomery v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 432 N.W.2d 414 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “hi Plaintiffs also contend that the snowmobile was a "motor vehicle” and the snowmobile trail a "public highway” within the meaning of the public highway exception to the governmental immunity statute, MCL 691.”

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