Glasgow Bicycle to Operate on the Shoulder Adjacent to Roadway, When: Roadway Defined ordinance (§ 375.060)
Chapter 375: Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles, Electric Bicycles and Skateboards, Roller Blades, Etc · Article I. Bicycles, Motorized Bicycles And Electric Bicycles
In short: Bicyclists going slower than the posted speed or the flow of traffic may ride on the shoulder instead of in the lane described in Section 375.050. Bikes on the roadway or its shoulder must travel in the same direction as vehicle traffic.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. A person operating a bicycle at less than the posted speed or slower than the flow of traffic upon a street or highway may operate as described in Section 375.050 of this Chapter or may operate on the shoulder adjacent to the roadway.
B. A bicycle operated on a roadway, or the shoulder adjacent to a roadway, shall be operated in the same direction as vehicles are required to be driven upon the roadway.
C. For purposes of this Section and Section 375.050, "roadway" means that portion of a street or highway ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 375.060
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.