§ 10.04.030. Section 12-8-5 Riding on Streets and Bicycle Paths.

Section 12-8-5 of the Uniform Traffic Ordinance is amended as follows:

12-8-5 RIDING ON STREETS AND BICYCLE PATHS.

 A. Every person operating a bicycle upon a street shall ride as near to the right side of the street as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. (66-3-705 NMSA 1978) It shall not be considered practicable to ride as near to the right side of the street under the following circumstances:

   (1) when overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction;

   (2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or roadway;

   (3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge. For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane;

   (4) when operating a bicycle or a moped upon a one-way highway with two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.(*)

 B. Persons riding bicycles upon a street shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of streets set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. (66-3-705 NMSA 1978)

(Ord. No. 1981-2012, § 2, 5-17-12).