346.80 Riding bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device on roadway.
(1) In this section, “substandard width lane" means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device and a motor vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
(2)
(a) Any person operating a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb of the unobstructed traveled roadway, including operators who are riding 2 or more abreast where permitted under sub. (3), except:
1. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
2. When preparing for a left turn or U-turn at an intersection or a left turn into a private road or driveway.
3. When reasonably necessary to avoid unsafe conditions, including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to ride along the right-hand edge or curb.
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), any person operating a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a one-way highway having 2 or more lanes available for traffic may ride as near the left-hand edge or curb of the roadway as practicable.
(c) Any person operating a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device upon a roadway shall exercise due care when passing a standing or parked vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the same direction and, when passing a standing or parked vehicle that is a school bus that is not displaying flashing red warning lights as provided in s. 346.48 (1) or a motor bus, shall allow a minimum of 3 feet between the bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device and the vehicle.
(3)
(a) Persons riding bicycles, electric scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices upon a roadway may ride 2 abreast if such operation does not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic. Bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device operators riding 2 abreast on a 2-lane or more roadway shall ride within a single lane.
(b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway may not ride more than 2 abreast except upon any path, trail, lane or other way set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, electric scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility devices.
(4) No person may operate a bicycle, electric scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, or moped upon a roadway where a sign is erected indicating that bicycle, electric scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, or moped riding is prohibited.
(5) Except as provided in ss. 346.23, 346.24, 346.37, and 346.38, every rider of a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device shall, upon entering on a highway, yield, and every personal delivery device operator shall ensure that the personal delivery device, upon entering on a highway, yield the right-of-way to motor vehicles.
History: 1973 c. 182; 1977 c. 208, 288; 1979 c. 197; 1985 a. 69; 1995 a. 138; 2001 a. 90; 2009 a. 22, 97; 2017 a. 13; 2019 a. 11.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 346 - Rules of the road.
346.01 - Words and phrases defined.
346.02 - Applicability of chapter.
346.03 - Applicability of rules of the road to authorized emergency vehicles.
346.04 - Obedience to traffic officers, signs and signals; fleeing from officer.
346.05 - Vehicles to be driven on right side of roadway; exceptions.
346.07 - Overtaking and passing on the left.
346.072 - Passing stopped emergency or roadside service vehicles.
346.075 - Overtaking certain vehicles and devices.
346.08 - When overtaking and passing on the right permitted.
346.09 - Limitations on overtaking on left or driving on left side of roadway.
346.10 - When passing at a railroad crossing, intersection, bridge, viaduct or tunnel prohibited.
346.11 - Passing or meeting frightened animal.
346.12 - Driving through safety zones prohibited.
346.13 - Driving on roadways laned for traffic.
346.14 - Distance between vehicles.
346.15 - Driving on divided highway.
346.16 - Use of controlled-access highways, expressways and freeways.
346.17 - Penalty for violating sections 346.04 to 346.16.
346.175 - Vehicle owner's liability for fleeing a traffic officer.
346.18 - General rules of right-of-way.
346.19 - What to do on approach of emergency vehicle.
346.20 - Right-of-way of funeral processions and military convoys.
346.205 - Owner's liability for vehicle failing to yield the right-of-way to a funeral procession.
346.21 - Right-of-way of livestock.
346.215 - Emergency vehicles operated as escorts and rights-of-way related to escorted vehicles.
346.22 - Penalty for violating sections 346.18 to 346.21.
346.23 - Crossing controlled intersection or crosswalk.
346.24 - Crossing at uncontrolled intersection or crosswalk.
346.25 - Crossing at place other than crosswalk.
346.26 - Blind pedestrian on highway.
346.27 - Persons working on highway.
346.28 - Pedestrians to walk on left side of highway; drivers to yield on sidewalks.
346.29 - When standing or loitering in roadway or highway prohibited.
346.30 - Penalty for violating sections 346.23 to 346.29.
346.31 - Required position and method of turning at intersections.
346.32 - Required position for turning into private road or driveway.
346.34 - Turning movements and required signals on turning and stopping.
346.35 - Method of giving signals on turning and stopping.
346.36 - Penalty for violating sections 346.31 to 346.35.
346.37 - Traffic-control signal legend.
346.38 - Pedestrian control signals.
346.41 - Display of unauthorized signs and signals prohibited.
346.42 - Interference with signs and signals prohibited.
346.43 - Penalty for violating sections 346.37 to 346.42.
346.44 - All vehicles to stop at signal indicating approach of train.
346.445 - Limitations on pedestrians and personal delivery devices crossing railroad tracks.
346.45 - Certain vehicles to stop at railroad crossings.
346.452 - Owner's liability for vehicle illegally crossing at a railroad crossing.
346.455 - Vehicles to stop at fire station.
346.457 - Owner's liability for vehicle illegally passing fire truck.
346.46 - Vehicles to stop at stop signs and school crossings.
346.465 - Owner's liability for vehicle illegally crossing controlled school crossing.
346.47 - When vehicles using alley or nonhighway access to stop.
346.475 - Human service vehicles; loading or unloading children with disabilities.
346.48 - Vehicles to stop for school buses displaying flashing lights.
346.485 - Owner's liability for vehicle illegally passing school bus.
346.49 - Penalty for violating ss. 346.44 to 346.485.
346.495 - Railroad crossing improvement surcharge.
346.50 - Exceptions to stopping and parking restrictions.
346.51 - Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence districts.
346.52 - Stopping prohibited in certain specified places.
346.53 - Parking prohibited in certain specified places.
346.54 - How to park and stop on streets.
346.55 - Other restrictions on parking and stopping.
346.56 - Penalty for violating sections 346.503 to 346.55.
346.58 - Special speed restrictions for certain vehicles.
346.59 - Minimum speed regulation.
346.595 - Motorcycles and mopeds.
346.60 - Penalty for violating sections 346.57 to 346.595.
346.61 - Applicability of sections relating to reckless and drunken driving.
346.63 - Operating under influence of intoxicant or other drug.
346.635 - Report arrest or out-of-service order to department.
346.637 - Driver awareness program.
346.64 - Employment of drunken operators.
346.65 - Penalty for violating sections 346.62 to 346.64.
346.655 - Driver improvement surcharge.
346.657 - Safe ride program surcharge.
346.66 - Applicability of sections relating to accidents and accident reporting.
346.67 - Duty upon striking person or attended or occupied vehicle.
346.675 - Vehicle owner's liability for failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
346.68 - Duty upon striking unattended vehicle.
346.69 - Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway.
346.70 - Duty to report accident; assistance following accident.
346.71 - Coroners or medical examiners to report; require blood specimen.
346.72 - Garages to keep record of repairs of accident damage.
346.73 - Accident reports not to be used in trial.
346.74 - Penalty for violating sections 346.67 to 346.73.
346.77 - Responsibility of parent or guardian for violation of bicycle and play vehicle regulations.
346.78 - Play vehicles not to be used on roadway.
346.79 - Special rules applicable to bicycles.
346.804 - Riding bicycle on sidewalk.
346.805 - Riding electric scooter or electric personal assistive mobility device on sidewalk.
346.806 - Special rules applicable to electric bicycles.
346.807 - Operating personal delivery device on sidewalk.
346.82 - Penalty for violating sections 346.77 to 346.807.
346.87 - Limitations on backing.
346.88 - Obstruction of operator's view or driving mechanism.
346.90 - Following emergency vehicle.
346.915 - Following snowplows.
346.922 - Transporting children in cargo areas of motor trucks.
346.923 - Human service vehicles; minimum operator qualifications.
346.924 - Transporting buildings on highways.
346.925 - Operation of agricultural machinery by youthful operators.
346.93 - Intoxicants in vehicle; underage persons.
346.935 - Intoxicants in motor vehicles.
346.94 - Miscellaneous prohibited or restricted acts.
346.945 - Vehicle owner's liability for radios or other electric sound amplification devices.