Title 16 — Vehicles
18 chapters · 382 sections in this title.
16 GCA § 27101 Title
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This Chapter may be cited or referred to as “The Bicycle Safety Act of 2012.”
16 GCA § 27102 Definitions
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For purposes of this Chapter: (a) bicycle means a human-powered vehicle with two (2) wheels in tandem designed to transport, by the action of pedaling, one (1) or more persons seated on one (1) or more seat(s) on its frame. Bicycle also includes a human-powered vehicle designed t…
16 GCA § 27103 Purpose
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The purpose of this Chapter is to reduce the incidence of disability and death resulting from injuries incurred in bicycling accidents by requiring that, while riding on a bicycle on highways, streets and sidewalks, all bicycle operators and passengers wear approved protective bi…
16 GCA § 27104 Bicycle Safety Rules and Regulations
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With regard to any bicycle operated over any highway, street or sidewalk, it shall be unlawful: (a) for any person to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle unless at all times when so engaged such person wears a protective bicycle helmet of a good fit, and fastened securely upon…
16 GCA § 27105 Penalty
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(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), any adult person violating any requirements set forth in § 27104, commits a violation and shall be assessed a civil penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). (b) Upon commission of the first offense within a twelve (12)-month period under § 2710…
16 GCA § 27106 Operation of a Bicycle
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(a) It shall be a petty misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in §§ 27106 - 27112. (b) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provis…
16 GCA § 27107 Traffic Laws
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(a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway is granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Chapter and the Vehicle Code of Guam. (b) The operator of a vehicle overtaking from behind, a bicycle proceeding on the …
16 GCA § 27108 Riding on a Bicycle
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(a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto. (b) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which it is designed or equipped. (c) No person shall play on a highwa…
16 GCA § 27109 Clinging to Vehicle
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(a) No person riding upon any bicycle, shall attach to said bicycle, roller skates, or toy vehicle. No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach said bicycle person’s own body, to any streetcar or vehicle upon a roadway. (b) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed…
16 GCA § 27110 Riding on a Roadway or Bike Path
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(a) (1) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following situatio…
16 GCA § 27111 Carrying Articles on a Bicycle
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No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handlebars.
16 GCA § 27112 Bicycle Lamps and Brakes
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(a) Every bicycle, when in use at night, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least COL03142012 five hundred (500) feet to the front, and with a red reflector on the rear which shall be visible from all distances …
16 GCA § 27113 Severability
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If any provision of this law or its application to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid or contrary to law, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this law which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to …