What are the traffic laws that bicycle riders have to follow? Here's why I ask the question. It was about 11:00 AM on Monday. I'm getting ready to turn left onto Miller, and there's somebody on a bicycle in front of me at the stoplight. They look both ways and then they run the stoplight.

I'm thinking, wait a minute, that's not legal, is it? It's not a four-way stop you have to wait for the light to turn green.

So now this has got me thinking.

What are the traffic laws that bicyclists have to obey?

So, I fire up my trusty laptop, I type the question in, and it sends me to the WSDOT website and here is a little bit of what I learned.

“ Riding on a roadway - When riding on a roadway, a bicyclist has the same rights and responsibilities as vehicle drivers ( RCW 46.61.

See Full Page