🎥 Hays PD Bike Patrol: Bicyclists must obey motor traffic laws

Bicycles have the same rights – and responsibilities – as motor vehicles on Kansas streets and highways.

“Bicyclists must obey the same traffic safety measures as cars, whose drivers need to yield to bicycles appropriately as necessary,” says Stefan Gildemeister, Hays Master Police Officer. Gildemeister is also program coordinator and bike team leader for the Hays Police Department (HPD) Bicycle Patrol. Hays has seven designated bike routes and two concrete bike paths throughout town as part of Bike Hays.

There are also bike lanes outlined on many city streets.

“Those are specifically for bicyclists. They’re not meant for pedestrian traffic or runners.”

Nor are the bike lanes meant for drivers.

(Read more: Hays Post)