Is a bicycle a vehicle are a TOY?

Glenda B

Is a Bicycle a Vehicle are a Toy?
Walmart Kmart Toy r us sale bicycles in the TOY dept, Its in the DPS book 13-1 a bicycle is a Vehicle, Your kids are geting hurt because your kids thanks a bicycle is a TOY
I need to add this for Russ. In the Texas Drivers Handbook. "Bicycle" means every device propelled by human power upon which any PERSON may ride, having 2 tandem wheels either of which is more than 14 inches in diameter. A tricycle is a toy. Children think that a bicycle is a toy because they see them in the toy dept. "Vehicle" is a device that any person or property may be transported or drawn on a public highway, other than a device used as a stationery device rails or tracks.
What I want is that WalMart, ToysRUs, KMart to put the adult bicycles in the sporting goods dept, or post a sign that they are Vehicles not TOYS. I don't want another life lost because children riding their bicycles out in the roads because of I saw a young boy with his parents get killed in front of my home because a driver did not obey the traffic laws.

Answer
In every state I know of, bicycles are "vehicles". That's why rules & regulations covering bicycles are in the DMV handbook - same as cars. K-Mart & other discount stores list them under toys for convenience. You don't expect them to be listed in the automotive section - do you?

Why do parents teach their kids this garbage?

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It makes me REALLY mad when I see parents teaching their kids to ride bicycles on the left side of the road (We drive on the right here in USA), and to always, no matter how far away it is, swerve their bicycles out of the road as quickly as possible and run for cover whenever there's a moving car within two blocks. I remember being taught this as a small child. I have broke the habit now, though. I'm 14. And there's a person at my neighbor's house that, when this person is backing out of the driveway to leave, the parents feel the need to take their children 50 feet from the road. Whenever I see see this occur, I always wonder this: "If that person drives THAT bad, why lend them your VAN?" I am now un-teaching their children the ride-on-the-left thing. When no cars were coming, I rode on the right side of the road, with them on my right, but they have been taught that for so long that they plowed into me trying to get on the left side. I am succeeding, though slowly. But why do they teach this?

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Since many people think of bicycles as a way of being a fast pedestrian, I think that parents translate "walk facing traffic" to "bike facing traffic."

First of all, bikes are not pedestrians. Bikes should not be ridden on the sidewalk.

Secondly, bikes are considered vehicles in most states and should be ridden with traffic, no matter the age of the rider.

Parents should teach their children to listen for approaching traffic, to look over their should for approaching traffic, and to be aware of their surroundings. If children learned to obey traffic laws early on their bicycles, perhaps we wouldn't have as many bad drivers; it works in Copenhagen, anyway.

Here's the problem with riding against the flow of traffic in any situation: If you are cycling and a driver is on a collision course with you in their lane, you both have less time to react. You are more likely to have a head-on collision riding against traffic than you are to have a rear-strike collision when riding with traffic. If you're riding with traffic, you're more likely to get right-hooked (a car passes then immediately turns in front of you) or doored (a vehicle occupant opens their door to exit the vehicle directly in your path) than struck from the rear.

It's also difficult to predict when a bicycle might appear head-on in your lane if you're driving your car.

Finally, if you're riding the wrong way (on the left in the US) and you come across a cyclist riding the correct way (on the right in the US) then both of you have to react thus potentially sending you in the path of motor vehicles and, should you collide, your bodies smacking into each other will probably hurt really, really bad.

Teach your children to obey traffic law when riding, teach your children to be aware of their surroundings when riding, and teach your children to ride in a predictable way.

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