Rules of the Road

Rules for Avoiding a Ticket Cycling the Blue Ridge Parkway

• Bicycle riders must comply with all applicable state and federal motor vehicle regulations.
• Bicycles may be ridden only on paved road surfaces and parking areas. Bicycles, including mountain bikes, may not be ridden on trails or walkways.
• The bicycle operator must exhibit a white light or reflector visible at least 500 feet to the front and a red light or reflector visible at least 200 feet to the rear during periods of low visibility, between the hours of sunset and sunrise, or while traveling through a tunnel.
• Bicycles must be ridden single file except when passing or turning left and well to the right-hand side of the road.
• Bicycle speed must be reasonable for control with regard to traffic, weather, road and light conditions.

Towns that require cyclists to ride single file:  Biltmore Forest and Woodfin. 

Unless prohibited by local laws, such as those in Biltmore Forest and Woodfin, you are allowed to ride two abreast.  North Carolina DOT  states “There is no law that requires bicyclists to ride single file, nor is there a law that gives cyclists the right to ride two or more abreast. It is important to ride responsibly and courteously, so that cars may pass safely.”