Washington Bike Laws

Looking for information on Legislation? Check out our Legislative Issues page.

Washington state bike laws -- request your pocket guide from Washington Bikes

Laws

Everyone biking, driving, or walking needs to understand and follow the current laws and rules of the road.

Download the 2021 updated Bike Law Pocket Guide (pictured right).

How Do Bike Laws Get Passed?

Washington Bikes leads the efforts in Washington state to pass better laws for bicycling. Our Advocacy page will tell you whether we have a current Action Alert for you to contact state legislators.

If you want to work for local ordinances such as Complete Streets or the Neighborhood Safe Streets Law (“20 Is Plenty”) Washington Bikes helped pass, start with the basics in our Bike Advocate Toolkit.

Helmets

Washington state does not have a statewide requirement to wear a bike helmet. Check the list linked here to know the law in local jurisdictions.

Articles, Other Information

If you’ve had a crash

We’re building a list of attorneys who specialize in bicycle-related legal opinions. Appearance on this list does not reflect a rating of their legal abilities–we leave that to systems that are set up for it. We list them because they specialize in Washington state bike law and they’re engaged with WA Bikes in helping work for better laws.

This list was updated on 6/22/22