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New Franklin Bicycle to Operate on the Shoulder Adjacent to Roadway, When: Roadway Defined ordinance (§ 375.060)

Chapter 375: Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles

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: New Franklin City Code, page 110 of the city's PDF

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.