[§291C-149]  Bicycle racing.  (a) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in thissection.

(b)  Bicycle racing on a highway shall not beunlawful when a racing event has been approved by local authorities for anyhighway under their respective jurisdictions or for state highways, by thedirector of transportation.  The director may adopt rules pursuant to chapter91 necessary for the purposes of this chapter.  Approval of bicycle highwayracing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonablesafety for all race participants, spectators and other highway users, and whichprevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriouslyinconvenience other highway users.

(c)  By agreement with the local authority,participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempted fromcompliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable thereto, provided thattraffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users. [L 1984,c 273, §16]