Fort Worth treats bicycles as vehicles under Chapter 22 traffic rules and Texas Transportation Code Chapter 551. The Fort Worth Active Transportation Plan expands striped, buffered, and protected bike lanes; motor vehicles must yield within marked bike lanes.
Fort Worth City Code Chapter 22 incorporates Texas Transportation Code Chapter 551 and treats bicycles as vehicles entitled to use the full travel lane unless a bike lane is provided. The Fort Worth Active Transportation Plan, implemented by Transportation and Public Works, expands striped, buffered, and concrete-protected bike lanes across downtown, Near Southside, the Trinity Trails corridor, and neighborhood routes. Drivers may not park, stop, or turn through a marked bike lane except to enter a driveway or make a right turn from the closest practicable position. Cyclists must ride with traffic, signal turns, and use a front white light and rear red reflector at night.
Drivers blocking a bike lane face moving violations starting around two hundred dollars under Chapter 22. Cyclists who ride against traffic or without required night lighting face citations near fifty dollars per offense.
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