An overview of Oklahoma's bicycle laws, reviewed and cited to primary sources. Use the sections below to jump to a specific rule, or the Sources block at the end for the full citation list.
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Oklahoma has no statewide rule on sidewalk cycling; 47 O.S. § 11-1205 expressly authorises cities and towns to regulate the operation of bicycles on sidewalks by local ordinance. Oklahoma City prohibits sidewalk riding in designated business districts; Tulsa permits it everywhere except where signs prohibit. Always check the municipal code before riding the sidewalk.
Oklahoma's DUI statute (47 O.S. § 11-902) applies only to a person operating or in actual physical control of a 'motor vehicle.' Because a bicycle is not a motor vehicle under Oklahoma law, the DUI statute does not reach bicycle riders. An impaired cyclist may still be cited under public-intoxication or reckless-conduct statutes.
Lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front.
Rear requirement
Rear reflector or light
Rear spec
Red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety that shall be visible from a distance of 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower-beam headlamps. A red rear lamp visible from 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the reflector.
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. The two-abreast clause is part of the general riding-on-roadways statute.
Bicycles are prohibited on Interstate highways in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation excludes non-motorized traffic from limited-access facilities and posts the prohibition at on-ramps; cyclists touring the state route around Interstate corridors via parallel US and state routes.