DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED 100-681

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California Vehicle Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

A bicycle is a device upon which any person may ride, propelled exclusively by human power through a belt, chain, or gears, and having one or more wheels. Persons riding bicycles are subject to the provisions of this code specified in Sections 21200 and 21200.5.

(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1013, Sec. 1.)

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