State has a Far Right as Practicable Requirement

New York requires bicyclists to use a usable bicycle lane if one is provided, or otherwise to ride near the right-hand curb or edge (or a usable shoulder), subject to exceptions for left turns and unsafe conditions.

Allows Two Abreast Riding

New York permits riding two abreast on a roadway or shoulder, but riders must move to single file to let overtaking traffic pass.

Single File is Required

Riders must move to single file when being overtaken by a vehicle on a roadway, and when passing another bicyclist, skater, or pedestrian on a shoulder, bicycle lane, or bicycle path; outside those situations, riding two abreast is allowed.

Has a Safe Passing Law

New York requires a driver overtaking a bicyclist to pass to the left at a "safe distance," but the statute does not define a specific minimum number of feet, unlike states with an explicit 3- or 4-foot buffer law.

Helmets are required on the road

Riders and passengers under 14 must wear an approved helmet; children under 1 may not ride as a passenger at all; separately, anyone operating a class 3 (throttle up to 25 mph) electric-assist bicycle must wear a helmet regardless of age.

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

New York requires bicyclists to use a usable bicycle lane when one has been provided; only in its absence may a rider use the right-hand curb, edge, or shoulder.

Riders may use the sidewalks

New York's statewide bicycle statutes address roadways, shoulders, bicycle lanes, and bicycle paths, and do not set a statewide rule for sidewalk riding; regulation is left to localities. New York City, for example, prohibits sidewalk riding by anyone 13 or older (with an exception for young children's bicycles) under its own local law, while many other municipalities allow it.

Does the Impeding Statute Apply to Bikes

New York's general minimum-speed/impeding statute applies only to motor vehicles, not bicycles. However, the bicycle-specific statute itself requires riders to move to single file when being overtaken by a vehicle (or when passing another rider on a shared shoulder, lane, or path), which functions as a bicycle-specific impeding-avoidance rule.

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

New York has not adopted a statewide "Idaho stop" law; bicyclists must obey stop signs and traffic signals the same as any other driver under § 1231.

Restrictions exist on e-bikes and usage

New York defines three classes of electric-assist bicycles (up to 750 watts, CPSC-compliant); class 3 (throttle up to 25 mph) is permitted only within New York City and requires the operator to wear a helmet regardless of age.

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

New York is a pure comparative negligence state: a plaintiff's own fault reduces damages proportionally, with no fault-percentage threshold that bars recovery in an ordinary negligence action such as a bicycle-crash claim.