{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-21209","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 21209","heading":"","body":"(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane established on a roadway pursuant to Section 21207 except as follows:\n(1) To park where parking is permitted.\n(2) To enter or leave the roadway.\n(3) To prepare for a turn within a distance of 200 feet from the intersection.\n(b) This section does not prohibit the use of a motorized bicycle in a bicycle lane, pursuant to Section 21207.5, at a speed no greater than is reasonable or prudent, having due regard for visibility, traffic conditions, and the condition of the roadway surface of the bicycle lane, and in a manner which does not endanger the safety of bicyclists.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","CHAPTER 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws [21000. - 21300.]","ARTICLE 4. Operation of Bicycles [21200. - 21214.7.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f51d47720ca9d7bf2461b97a632aaded228e12186dbc508ec88d972342060b06","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-21208","next":"us-ca/veh-21210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}