New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1231 (2026)

Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles or skating or gliding on in-line skates

✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 1231. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles or skating or
gliding on in-line skates.  Every person riding a bicycle or skating or
gliding on in-line skates 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 title, except as to special regulations in
this article and except as to those provisions of this title which by
their nature can have no application.