Originally Posted by
benjdm
Alaska explicitly requires bicycles to use shoulders. I've seen it said that New York does also but I don't see it when I read
NY's law.
ETA:
This site lists Colorado, Maryland, NY, and Alaska as mandatory shoulder states. I'll leave researching Colorado and Maryland to you.
Alaska
(emphasis added)
I agree.
In Maryland, bikes are required to use the shoulder only on roads where bikes are prohibited. As far as I can tell. (21-1205.1 Bicycles, motor scooters, and EPAMD’s prohibited on certain roadways and highways; speed limit)
Colorado appears to be the same as Alaska (42-4-1412. Operation of bicycles and other human-powered vehicles.)
I don't find the mandatory shoulder use in NY either.
So I learned something: in Alaska and Colorado you do have to be on the shoulder if it's ride-able so it's at least not unprecedented.
And possibly Kentucky, if this decision holds up.