In Minnesota, bicycles are considered vehicles, and thus subject to vehicular code.

That is, save in two cases of which I am aware.

First, on a sidewalk (where permitted) or in a crosswalk, a bicycle becomes a special sort of pedestrian.

Second, all those state and county parks that have vehicle permit requirements? Not for bikes! Yahoooo! Thus, the ability to ride over to the Coon Rapids Dam without paying the nice ranger at the gate.

Awesome.

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Author: julie

Julie Kosbab is an online marketing consultant and active transportation advocate living in Anoka County, Minnesota. She was one of Minnesota's only League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructors when certified in 2005. She is a past member of the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association. She has 2 children and 4 bicycles. Find her on Twitter as @betweenstations.