Legislation

Most countries have some specific laws set in place for cycling. Although surprisingly few insist on the mandatory wear of helmets even though many accidents on a bike involve some type of head injury. We are compiling a list of countries here along with suitable informative websites which relate to the laws for that country. If you have any information or links you think we should know of, please use the form at the bottom of the page to let us know about it.

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Australia - From what I could find it seems as though each state has slightly different cycling laws I couldn't find a single site that had details of all the states. Here are the best sites I could find detailing the laws in each state: New South Wales, Northern Territories, Queensland, Southern Territories, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Territories.

J

Japan - A good article found on tokyobybike.com

N

New Zealand - The NZ Governments site on cycling law and safety. Cycle: Road Rules and Equipment Factsheet

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United Kingdom - A link to a page on Direct.gov.uk detailing the highway code and laws for cyclists.
United States of America - A couple of good sites here: Biker's League of America Law pages and Massbike.org law pages.


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