I found this reference to Massachusetts Bike Laws. Some items of note:
- You must have your headlight and taillight on if you are riding anytime from 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise.
- You must wear reflectors on both ankles if there are no reflectors on your pedals.
- You may ride your bicycle on any public road, street, or bikeway in the Commonwealth, except limited access or express state highways where signs specifically prohibiting bikes have been posted.
- You may ride on sidewalks outside business districts, unless local laws prohibit sidewalk riding.
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laws smaws!
okay…..<BR/>I heard a story of a woman rolling into the enterance of the National Zoo here in Washington DC<BR/>as she rolled into the Zoo with her kids and her kids friends she dismounted her bike<BR/>they got ready to lock up their bikes<BR/><BR/>an officer walked over <BR/>checked out the bikes<BR/>saw that they were not registered<BR/>saw that there was not a light on the bikes<BR/>then wrote a ticket to the woman for her and all the kids<BR/><BR/>this may be a second hand Urban Myth<BR/>but<BR/>as my brother got a 300 dollar ticket for not having his insurance card in on him when he got pulled over…<BR/><BR/>police can be that obnoxious!<BR/><BR/>he was a block from his house<BR/>and<BR/>he has insurance<BR/>he is insured<BR/>give me 20 minutes<BR/>I can find 50 drivers who lack insurance<BR/>pull over the beaters with paper plates<BR/>you may find more than the fact they lack insurance