Originally Posted by
scott967
Well, you'll have to take it up with the legislature. I didn't write the law. The law says "pedestrians" and also defines "pedestrians". You argue a ridden bicycle is a pedestrian. I see no support for your position in the law, but then I didn't look for any case law on it so you might be right, but I would have to see the specific court decisions.
scott s.
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Here in Washington, a cyclist using a pedestrian facility must obey the same rules as a pedestrian.
RCW 46.61.755
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(1) Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except as to special regulations in RCW
46.61.750 through
46.61.780 and except as to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.
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Every person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or crosswalk must be granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian by this chapter.
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