State has a Far Right as Practicable Requirement

Vermont requires bicyclists to ride as near the right side of the roadway as is safe, with exceptions for left turns, avoiding a right-turn-only lane, overtaking another road user, and avoiding hazards.

Allows Two Abreast Riding

Two-abreast riding is allowed under Vermont's bicycle statute.

Single File is Required

Two-abreast riding is permitted; Vermont does not require cyclists to move into single file when overtaken, only that they not impede traffic and stay within one lane.

Has a Safe Passing Law

Effective July 1, 2024, motorists must exercise due care and provide at least four feet of clearance when passing a bicyclist or other vulnerable road user, or cross the centerline as allowed elsewhere in the statute; violations carry a civil penalty of at least $200.

Helmets are required on the road

Vermont has no statewide law requiring a bicycle helmet for riders of any age. (Vermont's only statutory headgear requirement in Title 23 applies to motorcyclists, not bicyclists.)

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

Vermont has no statewide law requiring a cyclist to use a bike lane or path when one is available.

Riders may use the sidewalks

Vermont has no single statewide statute that squarely allows or forbids ordinary bicycle riding on a sidewalk; bicycles are generally treated as vehicles rather than pedestrians under state law, and municipalities have authority to regulate sidewalk and path use locally. The statewide ban on driving onto a sidewalk is written for motor vehicles, and the separate allowance it makes for certain electric personal assistive mobility devices does not cover an ordinary bicycle.

Does the Impeding Statute Apply to Bikes

Vermont's general impeding-traffic duty applies only to motor vehicles, not bicycles. Bicyclists riding two abreast, however, may not impede the normal flow of traffic and must stay within a single lane.

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

Vermont has no stop-as-yield ("Idaho stop") law. A cyclist must obey all traffic-control devices, including stop signs, the same as a motor vehicle; the only exception is that a cyclist facing a pedestrian "walk" signal may proceed (yielding to traffic and pedestrians already present).

Restrictions exist on e-bikes and usage

Vermont classifies electric bicycles into three classes, requires CPSC-compliant equipment and a motor that disengages when the rider stops pedaling or brakes, bars riders under 16 from operating (but not riding on) a class 3 e-bike, and lets municipalities or agencies restrict e-bike classes on specific paths.

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

Vermont uses modified comparative negligence: an injured cyclist's damages are reduced by their own percentage of fault, but they recover nothing at all if their fault is greater than the combined fault of the defendants (the 50% bar).