Stratford, CT Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Chapter 203, Article IV (Bicycles) was adopted 4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-04. Section 203-30 gives a person riding a bicycle on a street all the rights and duties of a vehicle driver under Title 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes, except provisions that by their nature do not apply, and a person riding on a sidewalk has the rights and duties of a pedestrian.

Section 203-31 sets the roadway rules. Riders go no more than two abreast in a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. That exception is the only place Article IV refers to bicycle-only roadway space. Riders keep as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, travel with the flow of traffic, obey the rules applicable to vehicles, and use due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. Subsection C says the rule does not require riding at the edge when unreasonable or unsafe, including to avoid fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles and surface hazards, or when the lane is too narrow for the bicycle and an overtaking vehicle to travel safely side by side. Subsection D requires hand signals before turning or changing lanes, given not less than one time and not required to be continuous, with no signal needed in a designated turn lane or when the hands are needed for safe operation.

Related sections: § 203-32 bars reckless operation, trick riding and weaving; § 203-33 requires obeying traffic signals and signs; § 203-34 requires yielding to pedestrians when emerging from an alley or driveway; and § 203-35 bars parking a bicycle so as to unduly interfere with pedestrian traffic on a sidewalk, with vehicular traffic on a roadway, or with building entrances.