§ 41-6a-1111. Bicycle racing -- When approved -- Prohibitions -- Exceptions -- Authorized exemptions from traffic laws.  


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  • (1) Bicycle racing on highways is prohibited under Section 41-6a-606, except as authorized in this section.
    (2)
    (a) Bicycle racing on a highway is permitted when a racing event is approved by a highway authority on a highway under its jurisdiction.
    (b) Approval of bicycle highway racing events may be granted only under conditions:
    (i) which assure reasonable safety for all race participants, spectators, and other highway users; and
    (ii) which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously inconvenience other highway users.
    (3) Participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempted from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable:
    (a) by agreement with the approving highway authority; and
    (b) if traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session