1. (a) Every person operating a bicycle or a motor scooter in a public bicycle area has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver of a vehicle by this title, including the duties set forth in § 21-504 of this title, except:

   1. (1) As otherwise provided in this subtitle; and
   2. (2) For those provisions of this title that by their very nature cannot apply.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, a person has the rights and is subject to the restrictions applicable to pedestrians under this title while the person is lawfully operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle:

      1. (i) On a sidewalk or sidewalk area; or
      2. (ii) In or through a crosswalk.
   2. (2) At an intersection, a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle is subject to all traffic control signals, as provided in §§ 21-202 and 21-203 of this title.
   3. (3) A person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle on a sidewalk or sidewalk area or in or through a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian or a person riding on an electric personal assistive mobility device.
   4. (4) Section 21-506 of this title does not apply to a person operating a bicycle, play vehicle, or unicycle.

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 495, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, c. 557, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2017, c. 754, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 227, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2025, c. 558, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.

Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1202.