State has a Far Right as Practicable Requirement

New Jersey requires bicyclists to ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, with listed exceptions for left turns, hazards, passing, occupying a lane at traffic speed, and riding two abreast.

Allows Two Abreast Riding

Riders may travel two abreast on a roadway when doing so does not impede traffic.

Single File is Required

Single file is required by default, except that riders may travel two abreast when it does not impede traffic, or ride multiple abreast on a path or roadway portion set aside exclusively for bicycles.

Has a Safe Passing Law

Drivers overtaking a bicyclist must change lanes if possible, or otherwise leave at least four feet of clearance, or otherwise slow to 25 mph (or the posted limit, if lower) and pass only if it is safe to do so.

Helmets are required on the road

Riders and passengers under 17 must wear a helmet meeting ANSI Z90.4 or Snell 1990 standards; municipalities may exempt certain closed or exclusive-use paths by ordinance.

If Bike Lanes are present, they are required ( except when unsafe )

No New Jersey statute was found that requires a bicyclist to use a marked bicycle lane when one is provided; § 39:4-14.2 governs lane position generally but does not impose a bike-lane-use mandate.

Riders may use the sidewalks

New Jersey's bicycle statutes govern operation on roadways and exclusive-use bicycle paths and do not address sidewalk riding; sidewalk use is left to local ordinance, and some municipalities restrict it.

Does the Impeding Statute Apply to Bikes

New Jersey's general slow-speed/blocking-traffic statute applies only to motor vehicles, not bicycles. However, the bicycle-specific statute itself embeds an impeding condition: riders may travel two abreast only when traffic is not impeded, and must otherwise ride single file.

Whether cyclists may treat stop signs as yield signs (the "Idaho stop").

New Jersey has not adopted an "Idaho stop" law; bicyclists must obey stop signs and traffic signals the same as drivers under § 39:4-14.1.

Restrictions exist on e-bikes and usage

Under P.L.2025, c.285 (effective January 19, 2026, with a six-month compliance window), New Jersey now requires operators of low-speed electric bicycles and motorized bicycles to be at least 15 years old, to hold a driver's license (17+) or a motorized-bicycle permit/license (15-16), and to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle Commission; motorized bicycles (but not low-speed electric bicycles) must also carry liability insurance.

Allows the concept of Contributory Negligence that allows any contributory fault resuls in 'no fault'

New Jersey uses modified comparative negligence: a plaintiff's own fault reduces damages proportionally, but bars recovery entirely once the plaintiff's fault exceeds the combined fault of the defendant(s).