Updated: July 05, 2017
THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WOULD LIKE TO REMIND MOTORISTS TO KEEP BICYCLISTS SAFE ON STATE ROADWAYS. WHEN SHARING STREETS WITH BIKE RIDERS, MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE STATE'S THREE FEET LAW. THE STATUTE SAYS THAT A MOTOR VEHICLE MUST GIVE A SAFE ZONE OF NO LESS THAN THREE FEET WHEN PASSING A CYCLIST ON A ROAD IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. STATE LAW ALSO REQUIRES ALL BIKE RIDERS TO RIDE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS TRAFFIC, OBEY ALL TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS AND BICYCLISTS UNDER 16 MUST WEAR A HELMET ON ANY HIGHWAY, STREET OR SIDEWALK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE WEBSITE TN.GOV/TDOT.