Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.804 (2026)
Riding bicycle on sidewalk
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346.804346.804 Riding bicycle on sidewalk. When local authorities under s. 346.94 (1) permit bicycles on the sidewalk, every person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall exercise due care and give an audible signal when passing a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device rider or a pedestrian proceeding in the same direction.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: Johnson Ex Rel. Kennedy v. Owen, 528 N.W.2d 511 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995).
Johnson Ex Rel. Kennedy v. Owen, 528 N.W.2d 511 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995). “Sections 346.804, and 346.94(1), STATS., when read together, permit persons to ride bicycles on sidewalks only when local authorities permit.”
Chernetski v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., 515 N.W.2d 283 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). “In 1973, the legislature enacted § 346.804, STATS. (1973), which provided that, where local authorities permit bicyclists to ride on sidewalks, bicyclists must *76 yield right-of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalks.”
Sojenhomer LLC v. Vill. of Egg Harbor (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “Put differently, if the word “sidewalks” were omitted from para. (a), then the provisions pertaining to sidewalks in ch.”
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