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Bicycle Use

Bicycle Use

  1. Bicycle use is permitted on routes which have been designated by posted signs.

  2. Motorized Bicycles speed limits are as follows:
    Speed should not exceed 15 mph on paved multi–use trails or 25 mph on paved roadways.

The following are prohibited:

The possession of a bicycle on routes not designated as open to bicycle use, or operating a bicycle on designated bicycle routes between sunset and sunrise, without exhibiting on the bicycle or on the operator an activated white light, that is visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red light or reflector visible from at least 200 feet to the rear.

Portrait of a young Carter G. Woodson  

Did You Know?
Carter G. Woodson did not begin his formal education until he was 20 years old. He had been denied access to public education in Canton, Virginia where he was born in 1875.

Last Updated: August 22, 2006 at 10:34 EST