Bicycle license?

Since bicyclists are granted all the rights and responsibilities as drivers of vehicles, are cyclists required to have a driver’s licence? No. §28-3151. sets forth the conditions requiring a license: “a person shall not drive a motor vehicle … on a highway without a valid driver license”. Bicycles are not motor vehicles, they are not even vehicles under Arizona law, see §28-101 — therefore no license is required.

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  1. Arizona Bike Law Blog » Blog Archive » Do "points" apply to bicyclists? Says:

    […] Whom to believe? I tend to believe that it is possible, albeit unlikely (68 in FIVE years!), to get points assessed against your driver’s license for an infraction committed on a bicycle. Which is odd, since one is not required. […]

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