Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction except where official traffic control devices (signs or pavement markings) specifically direct bicyclists to do otherwise.
Bicycles to right of road
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-19-6., under Chapter 31-19 Operation of Bicycles.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-19-6.