A 3-minute lesson from the Delaware course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Cyclists have duties of their own. Delaware sets equipment rules for riding at night, requires helmets for riders under 18, and holds parents responsible for their children's bicycling.
Know the rule
A parent or guardian can be held responsible if their child violates a traffic law while bicycling, and is responsible if a child under 18 isn't wearing a helmet.
Cyclists must stop at stop signs at major roads (3 or more travel lanes), when a vehicle is already stopped at the sign, or when heavy traffic requires it. Otherwise they may slow, yield and proceed without stopping.
A 15-year-old cyclist approaches a stop sign where a car is already stopped. Because a vehicle is stopped at that sign, she must come to a full stop—she can't just yield and roll through.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
At night, a bicycle must have a white headlight visible from at least
100 feet
500 feet
300 feet
1,000 feet
Answer: 500 feet
A bicycle ridden at night must have a white headlight visible for 500 feet.