State has a Far Right as Practicable Requirement

North Dakota requires a bicyclist to ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, using due care when passing a standing or slower vehicle ahead.

Allows Two Abreast Riding

North Dakota allows bicyclists to ride two abreast on a roadway; riding more than two abreast is prohibited except on a path or roadway section reserved exclusively for bicycles.

Single File is Required

North Dakota does not require bicyclists to ride single file; up to two abreast is allowed on an ordinary roadway.

Has a Safe Passing Law

North Dakota requires a driver overtaking a bicycle to leave at least three feet of clearance and to maintain that clearance until safely past.

Helmets are required on the road

North Dakota has no statewide bicycle helmet requirement for any age. Local ordinances could theoretically impose one, but none was found at the state level.

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

No North Dakota statute requires a bicyclist to use a bike lane or path when one is provided; riding on the roadway remains an option.

Riders may use the sidewalks

North Dakota has no statute restricting ordinary bicycles from sidewalks: the state's "vehicle" definition excludes human-powered devices, and the rule making bicyclists subject to vehicle duties applies only "upon a roadway," not a sidewalk. Sidewalk riding is left to local ordinance.

Does the Impeding Statute Apply to Bikes

North Dakota's impeding-traffic statute applies only to motor vehicles. Because a bicycle is not a motor vehicle, § 39-09-09 does not apply to a cyclist riding slowly. North Dakota's bicycle chapter gives riders the duties of a vehicle driver, but only those that by their nature can apply to a bicycle, so it does not carry the motor-vehicle rule across either.

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

North Dakota lets a bicyclist treat a stop sign as a yield sign, but only where the crossing roadway has two or fewer moving-traffic lanes and no other vehicle is already stopped there; a full stop is still required at busier stop-sign intersections and at red traffic lights.

Restrictions exist on e-bikes and usage

North Dakota classifies e-bikes into three classes and applies different rules to each: every e-bike must carry a class/speed/wattage label and a motor that disengages when the rider stops pedaling or brakes, a class 3 e-bike must have a working speedometer, and a class 3 rider or passenger under 18 must wear a helmet. Classes 1 and 2 carry no helmet or speedometer requirement.

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

North Dakota uses modified comparative fault: an injured cyclist can recover damages as long as their own fault is less than the combined fault of everyone else responsible, but the award is reduced by their percentage of fault. If the cyclist's fault is equal to or greater than the others' combined fault, recovery is barred entirely.