{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1602","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-1602","heading":"Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation and Safety Program.","body":"(a)\nThere shall be established in the District of Columbia a Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation and Safety Program to promote the safe and convenient use of the bicycle as a means of transportation and recreation.\n\n(b)\nThe scope of the program shall include, but not be limited to:\n(1)\nPlanning and supporting road improvements for bicyclists, such as wide curb lanes, smooth shoulders, bicyclist-oriented signs and signals, and removal of hazards;\n(2)\nImproving access for bicyclists on the road network and on all modes of public transportation;\n(3)\nMonitoring construction and repair projects to ensure that no additional hazards or obstacles to bicyclists are created as the transportation system is built or rebuilt;\n(4)\nAssisting, organizing, and coordinating the planning, design, construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of bicycle facilities, such as bicycle paths and bicycle lanes, both within and separate from the highway rights-of-way;\n(5)\nPromoting the installation of secure and convenient bicycle parking facilities;\n(6)\nOrganizing safety education and training programs for young and adult bicyclists, as well as for motorists, to reduce bicycling accidents and foster safe use of bicycles; and\n(7)\nPromoting effective traffic law enforcement to protect the rights of all road users and to encourage good bicycling habits.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 16. Regulation of Bicycles.","Subchapter I. General Provisions.","Part A. Bicycle Safety."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-1602","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"ef6ff22a0f155944f968b50cde25636ddde078aaa3ec583ae5f67f03f401ce1e","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1601","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-1603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}