Please Read this Important Message From the Califon Police Department

Califon Borough Police Department

Please walk and bike safely by following the simple rules and laws listed below.

Washington Township wants everyone to enjoy our town, roads, and trails, and be safe doing so.

Bicycles

• Bikes are subject to all applicable motor vehicle statutes, just as any other vehicle on the roadway (39:4-14.1)
• Every person riding a bike on a roadway shall ride as near to the right as practicable and travel not more than two abreast if it doesn’t impede traffic, otherwise must ride in single file in the same direction as traffic (39:4-14.2).
• At night, every bike must have a headlamp and red rear light (39:4-10).
• All bikes must be equipped with an audible signal or bell, no whistle (39:4-11).
• All bikes must have brakes (39:4-11.1).
• No bikes can carry any other riders other than what it is designed for (39:4-12).
• Anyone under 17 that rides a bike must wear a helmet (39:4-10.1).
• A parent may be responsible if their child violates any traffic laws.
• Do not wear any type of earbud or other device that will prevent you from hearing what is going on around you.

Pedestrians

• On roads where there is no sidewalk or path, pedestrian shall, when practicable, walk on the extreme left side of the roadway or shoulder facing approaching traffic (39:4-34). Pedestrians shall only cross a roadway in a designated crosswalk, and in the absence of a crosswalk, must cross the roadway at a right angle.
• Drivers must yield to pedestrians within crosswalks, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or place of safety, and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close that it is impossible for the driver to stop. Nothing in this statute relieves the pedestrian from using due care for their safety (39:4-36).
• Pedestrians shall not cross a roadway against a red or stop crosswalk signal (39:4-32).

Please always be careful, pay attention, and share the road. 

Last modified: January 25, 2022