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Mich. Comp. Laws § 257.657 (2026)

Rights and duties of persons riding bicycle, electric bicycle, electric skateboard, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, low-speed vehicle, or commercial quadricycle.

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MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE


Act 300 of 1949


257.657 Rights and duties of persons riding bicycle, electric bicycle, electric skateboard, electric personal assistive mobility device, moped, low-speed vehicle, or commercial quadricycle.

Sec. 657.

    Each person riding a bicycle, electric bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, electric skateboard, or moped or operating a low-speed vehicle or commercial quadricycle upon a roadway has all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under this chapter, except for special regulations in this article and except for the provisions of this chapter that by their nature do not apply.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 439, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 82, Eff. July 1, 2000 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 494, Imd. Eff. July 3, 2002 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 126, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2015 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 139, Eff. Jan. 28, 2018 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 204, Eff. Sept. 18, 2018

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1953–2023 · leading case: Klinke v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., 581 N.W.2d 272 (Mich. 1998).
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Klinke v. Mitsubishi Motors Corp., 581 N.W.2d 272 (Mich. 1998). · cites it 2× “§ 257.657; M.S.A. § 9.2357. ("Every person riding a bicycle or moped upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter.”
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. v. Stark, 468 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. 1991). “2012(1)(2), MCL 257.657; MSA 9.2357, MCL 257.661; MSA 9.”
Roy v. Dep't of Transp., 408 N.W.2d 783 (Mich. 1987). “MCL 257.657; MSA 9.2357. However, the Michigan Vehicle Code requires that "[w]here a usable and designated path for bicycles is provided adjacent to a roadway, a bicycle rider shall use that path and shall not use the roadway.”
People v. Lyon, 872 N.W.2d 245 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “What defendant and the circuit court failed to appreciate is that even if defendant’s scooter qualified as an electric personal assistive mobility device, low-speed vehicle, or moped, his conduct would not be exempt from prosecution. An operator of such a device “upon a roadway…”
Fire Ins. Exch. v. Fox, 423 N.W.2d 325 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “2379(1) (limited access highway provision); MCL 257.657; MSA 9.2357 (regulations applicable to mopeds driven on a roadway); MCL 257.”
Young v. Groenendal, 169 N.W.2d 920 (Mich. 1969). “CLS 1961, § 257.657 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2357), places the same duties and requirements on persons riding bicycles as on motor vehicle operators and CLS 1961, § 257.”
Winter v. Perz, 56 N.W.2d 276 (Mich. 1953). “§ 657 (CL 1948, § 257.657 [Stat (Ann 1952 Rev § 9.2357]).”
Ransom v. Melegi, 171 N.W.2d 482 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “' We further find' that the statute commonly referred to as the bicycle act, MCLA § 257.657 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.2357) does not, as the trial judge suggested, change the responsibility of the trial court to give the special child standard of care instruction.”
Roy v. Dep't of Transp., 391 N.W.2d 514 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 257.657; MSA 9.2357. However, the Michigan Vehicle Code requires that "[w]here a usable and designated path for bicycles is provided adjacent to a roadway, a bicycle rider shall use that path and shall not use the roadway.”
Est. of Aaron Reid v. Thomas Walker (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 257.657 provides: Each person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, or moped or operating a low-speed vehicle or commercial quadricycle upon a roadway has all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle…”
Est. of Aaron Reid v. Thomas Walker (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 257.657 provides: Each person riding a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, or moped or operating a low-speed vehicle or commercial quadricycle upon a roadway has all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle…”
Tw v. Amber Quinn (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “” MCL 257.657. “The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right of way to a vehicle that has entered the intersection from a different highway.”
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