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Cal. Veh. Code § 21204 — Operation of Bicycles

Cal. Veh. Code § 21204

Type
Statute
Source
California Vehicle Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2010-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) A person operating a bicycle upon a highway shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, unless the bicycle was designed by the manufacturer to be ridden without a seat.

Citator

Cal. Veh. Code § 21204 — Operation of Bicycles is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a)  A person operating a bicycle upon a highway shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, unless the bicycle was designed by the manufacturer to be ridden without a seat.

(b)  An operator shall not allow a person riding as a passenger, and a person shall not ride as a passenger, on a bicycle upon a highway other than upon or astride a separate seat attached thereto. If the passenger is four years of age or younger, or weighs 40 pounds or less, the seat shall have adequate provision for retaining the passenger in place and for protecting the passenger from the moving parts of the bicycle.