Can You Legally Ride a Bike on New Jersey Highways? Here is What the Law Says
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the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, With unseasonably warm weather hitting the Garden State, many New Jersey residents are dusting off their handlebars, tuning up their gears, and ditching four wheels for two.
Whether you are cycling to crush your fitness goals, dodging skyrocketing gas prices, or commuting to work, traveling by bicycle is booming in North Jersey. But if you are trying to get from point A to point B in the Garden State, you will inevitably run into a major highway.
This raises a crucial safety and legal question for local riders: Is it actually legal to ride a bicycle on New Jersey highways? The short answer is yes—but with major exceptions. Here is a breakdown of what New Jersey traffic law actually says about highway cycling.
