Focus on Key Violations

The following key violations are the infractions that most often lead to motor vehicle bicycle crashes.

Key violations by cyclists:

• Operating against the flow of traffic or wrong way riding
• Failure to yield when entering a roadway or at a stop or yield sign
• Failure to obey traffic signals
• Failure to yield when changing lanes or turning left
• Riding at night without required equipment
• Riding on sidewalk unsafely or where prohibited