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36 CFR 4.30 - Bicycles.

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§ 4.30
Bicycles.
(a) The use of a bicycle is prohibited except on park roads, in parking areas and on routes designated for bicycle use; provided, however, the superintendent may close any park road or parking area to bicycle use pursuant to the criteria and procedures of §§ 1.5 and 1.7 of this chapter. Routes may only be designated for bicycle use based on a written determination that such use is consistent with the protection of a park area's natural, scenic and aesthetic values, safety considerations and management objectives and will not disturb wildlife or park resources.
(b) Except for routes designated in developed areas and special use zones, routes designated for bicycle use shall be promulgated as special regulations.
(c) A person operating a bicycle is subject to all sections of this part that apply to an operator of a motor vehicle, except §§ 4.4, 4.10, 4.11 and 4.14.
(d) The following are prohibited:
(1) Possessing a bicycle in a wilderness area established by Federal statute.
(2) Operating a bicycle during periods of low visibility, or while traveling through a tunnel, or between sunset and sunrise, without exhibiting on the operator or bicycle a white light or reflector that is visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red light or reflector visible from at least 200 feet to the rear.
(3) Operating a bicycle abreast of another bicycle except where authorized by the superintendent.
(4) Operating a bicycle while consuming an alcoholic beverage or carrying in hand an open container of an alcoholic beverage.

Title 36 published on 2012-07-01

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  • 2012-07-06; vol. 77 # 130 - Friday, July 6, 2012
    1. 77 FR 39927 - Vehicles and Traffic Safety—Bicycles
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      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, National Park Service
      Final rule.
      The rule is effective August 6, 2012.
      36 CFR Part 4

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USC : Title 16 - CONSERVATION

§ 1 - Service created; director; other employees

§ 3 - Rules and regulations of national parks, reservations, and monuments; timber; leases

§ 9a - Government of parks, etc.; violation of regulations as misdemeanor

§ 462 - Administration by Secretary of the Interior; powers and duties enumerated

Title 36 published on 2012-07-01

The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 36 CFR 4 after this date.

  • 2012-07-06; vol. 77 # 130 - Friday, July 6, 2012
    1. 77 FR 39927 - Vehicles and Traffic Safety—Bicycles
      GPO FDSys XML | Text
      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, National Park Service
      Final rule.
      The rule is effective August 6, 2012.
      36 CFR Part 4