2021 New Mexico Bicycle Guide INSIDE NM Bike Plan NM Bike Maps ACA Bicycle Routes NM Bicycle Laws US Bicycle Route System Bicycle Events Useful Websites Organizations NM Businesses Published by the New Mexico Bike Summit - A Nonprofit Corporation From the Editor Albuquerque City Bike Map http://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/recreation/bike/ This is the third New Mexico Guide I have published. bike-map The first was the Spring 2011 issue of New Mexico Bicyclist put out by the Bicycle Coalition of New Farmington city bike map Mexico. Last year, I revived the guide for the New http://www.fmtn.org/DocumentCenter/View/748/ Mexico Bike Summit. I have tried to get the most city_bike_map?bidId= accurate information I could, but if there is something important out, let me know at [email protected] Las Cruces City Bike Map (4.5 mb PDF, two sided) and I will get in next guide. http://mesillavalleympo.org/wp-content/uploads/ - Chris Marsh, Editor 2016/01/061115bikesuitabilityfinaldraft.pdf About the New Mexico Bike Rio Rancho City Bike Map (north side): https://www.rrnm.gov/DocumentCenter/ Summit View/63553/bikemap-north?bidId= The New Mexico Bike Summit is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (south side): https://www.rrnm.gov/DocumentCenter/ corporation that promotes, develops, encourages, and View/63554/bikemap-south?bidId= supports bicycle education, safety, and advocacy to Santa Fe City Bike Map (7.36 mb PDF) youth and adults in New Mexico primarily by holding the New Mexico Bike Summit and related activities. http://santafempo.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ Look for future Bike Summit meetings via Zoom! Front_Bikeways_and_Trails_map_2015.pdf 2021 Bike Summit Board of Directors New Mexico Adventure Cycling President: Tammy Schurr Routes Vice President: Christopher Marsh Secretary: George Pearson The Adventure Cycling Association has been mapping Treasurer and Webmaster: Jeff Saul out cross country routes in the US since 1973. They Member: Stephen Newhall currently have three routes that cross New Mexico. Southern Tier: The ACA Southern Tier Route is a Website: nmbikesummit.org road route from the Pacific to the Atlantic. It crosses New Mexico through Buckhorn, Silver City, Hillsboro, New Mexico Prioritized Statewide Hatch and Las Cruces. Bicycle Network Plan Great Divide: The ACA Great Divide Route is a mountain bike route from the Canada to Mexico. It is In December, 2018 the New Mexico Department of the longest mountain bike route in the world and crosses Transportation (NMDOT) published the New Mexico New Mexico through Abiquiu, Cuba, Grants, Pie Town, Prioritized Statewide Bicycle Network Plan. The plan Silver City, Hachita and Antelope Wells. was developed by Bohannan/Huston and Alta Planning Bicycle Route 66: The ACA Bicycle Route 66 is their and Design in conjunction with the NMDOT, the Federal latest cross country route. It roughly follows historic US Highway Administration (FHWA), Local city bicycle 66 from Los Angeles, California to Chicago, Illinois. In advisory committees, local Metropolitan Planning New Mexico, it goes through Gallup, Grants, Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Transportation Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Santa Rosa and Tucumcari. Planning Organizations (RTPO)s. For more information on the ACA routes, visit their You can view and download a copy of the plan at: website at www.adventurecycling.org. https://dot.state.nm.us/content/dam/nmdot/BPE/ NM_Bike_Plan.pdf New Mexico Bicycle Maps Rio Grande Trail Below are links to state and local bike maps. The Rio Grande Trail is a being developed under the leadership of the Rio Grande Trail Commission. The State Bicycle Guideline Map trail will run the length of the state from Colorado to Interactive online map:https://nmdot.maps.arcgis.com/ Texas. It will be a multi-use recreation trail for New apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=25379a5f300c4aafbd Mexico residents and visitors to enjoy the natural beauty 36147c7c7127d1 of New Mexico and the Rio Grande and learn about the culture and history of New Mexico. To find out more Two-sided PDF, 12.4 mb: https://dot.state.nm.us/ about the proposed trail go tohttp:// content/dam/nmdot/BPE/NMBikeGuidelineMap.pdf www.emnrd.state.nm.us/admin/rgtcabout.html 2021 New Mexico Bicycle Guide Page 2 be used in addition to the red reflector. New Mexico State Bicycle Laws B. No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a 66-3-701. Bicycles; effect of regulations. signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet, A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any act except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall forbidden, or fail to perform any act required by Sections any person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle. 66-3-701 through 66-3-707 NMSA 1978. C. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which B. The parent of any child and the guardian of any will enable the operator to make the brake wheels skid on ward shall not authorize or permit any such child or ward dry, level, clean pavement. to violate any of the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978]. Note that the New Mexico mandatory side path law was C. These regulations applicable to bicycles shall repealed in 1997. Also note that bicycles are permitted on I-10, I-25 and I-40 in rural areas of New Mexico (outside apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway Albuquerque and Las Cruces). or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to those exceptions stated herein. United States Bicycle Route System 66-3-702. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles. The United States Bicycle Route System (USBRS) is a Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be developing national bicycling route network. Created granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the with public input, USBRS directs bicyclists to a duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to the preferred route through a city, county, or state - creating special regulations within Sections 66-3-701 through 66- opportunities for people everywhere to bicycle for travel, 3-707 NMSA 1978. transportation, and recreation. For more information on USBRS go to the Adventure Cycling website at: https:// 66-3-703. Riding on bicycles. www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/us-bicycle- A. A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other route-system/ than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto. In New Mexico there are three main routes being B. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at studied. one time than the number for which it is designed and Proposed USBR 75 / Rio Grande Trail Bicycle Route equipped. This route follows the Rio Grande River Corridor 66-3-704. Clinging to vehicles. north to south on existing roadways and trails. No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself Proposed USBR 90 / Southern New Mexico to any vehicle upon a roadway. This route in southern New Mexico connects the 66-3-705. Riding on roadways and bicycle paths. existing USBR 90 in Arizona to cross New Mexico and connect with El Paso, TX. The natural route would be A. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway on NM 9 across the bottom of the state. This route is shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as problematic: lack of access to water, food and services practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing for up to 80 miles; proximity to the Mexican border; and vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. the fact it by-passes two major cities, Silver City and Las B. Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not Cruces both of which have all the services a traveling ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of cyclist would need including bike shops. NM Bike roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Summit Inc. advocates that USBR 90 include both Silver C. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, no City and Las Cruces. bicycle shall be operated on any roadway in a manner that would create a public safety hazard. Proposed USBR 66 / "Route 66" This route follows Adventure Cycling’s Bicycle Route 66-3-706. Carrying articles. 66 and connects two of New Mexico’s major cities, No person operating a bicycle shall carry any Albuquerque and Santa Fe, using the Turquoise Trail package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from National Scenic By-Way. keeping at least one hand upon the handlebar. For more information visithttps://nmbikesummit.org/ 66-3-707. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. usbikeroutes-for-nm A. Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the division which shall be visible from all distances from fifty feet to three hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may 2021 New Mexico Bicycle Guide Page 3 August 21, New Mexico MS 150: Albuquerque, NM. Major Bicycle Events $250 minimum in pledges. Website: https:// Most of the major bicycling events were canceled in mssociety.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction= 2020.