5 Great Bicycle Safety States: Oregon, Mass, New Hampshire, California & Maryland
Before you get excited we have another case of got the facts wrong.
- Helmet Law: Ages 15 and under.
- Cycling under the Influence Law: No.
- LAB Rank: 11.
- Bicycling: N/A.
- Maryland doesn’t mess around when it comes to bicycle accidents, and places the default blame on the motorist. If a bicyclist is seriously hurt in a vehicle collision, the driver is fined $1,000 and given three points on his or her driving record.
Our DUI is applicable to any vehicle including a bike. No we do not have the default blame on the motorist (possibly too much blame in the other direction) and typical fines for motorists are $500 max limited by court rule to $280. The fine referenced can happen but only in rare and too often hard to prove situations.