Arizona Bike Law

Hit and Runs continue apace… Oct 2, 2026 ~8:40pm; Bicyclist Killed by Driver in Seligman; flees the scene.

On the AZfamily evening newscast last evening (specifically it was the 9PM channel 3-1 broadcast on 9/18/2026) there was a segment from one of their “national” news investigative journalists that AZfamily uses as a time filler.

I’m mentioning this incident specifically for a couple of reasons… read on. 2026-09-07 around 3:30pm.

“The requested page cannot be found” retrieved August 3, 2026 [update: the PBCAT tool was restored as of sometime on August 11, 2026] PBCAT, the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool, is an open-access crash typing application, it’s produced by the US

SAMPLE image only.

It’s worth reflecting back on how we got here w.r.t. automobiles in the US.

The standard three class electric bicycle definition was enshrined into ARS in 2018.

Stock photo of similar Bike lane (this one is pictured along Warner Rd) The city of Tempe did a complete re-surfacing, a mill-and-overlay, of Priest Drive between Ray and Elliot Roads completed in March or maybe April 2026; a 2 mile stretch.

May 23, 2026 ~ 11pm.

2026-07-02 4pm.

In some ways, this is a typical fatal crash, a negligent driver kills another person, in this instance, a fellow motorist.

Interesting pretext traffic stop case.