Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
Known as the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act
The act spans §§ 66–66 (277 sections).
1953 Comp., § 64-3-702, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 101; 1978 Comp., § 66-3-702, 2025, ch. 22, § 1.
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle except in regard to the:
A. equipment, maintenance and operation of the bicycle pursuant to Sections 66-3-701 through 66-3-707 NMSA 1978; or
B. operation of the bicycle at an intersection pursuant to Section 66-7-345 NMSA 1978.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.