Driver's License

[Jo-n-NY]

In Manhattan, it is the law to have a bell or horn & light when riding. You are not allowed to ride on the sidewalk. You can get fined for all of these. So if you get stopped for one of these reasons, they person will be asked for an id and if he doesn't have it, he or she will be taken in. The rookies need to get summons and arrests under their belt so need less to say, they will act on these.

~ JoAnn

[7rider]

I'm no lawyer, don't even pretend to play one on t.v.
But...
TexanCzexican noted that some states have laws that require "citizens to disclose their identity to police when officers have reasonable suspicion to believe criminal activity may be taking place."

Correct me if I'm wrong, but even if you did do something against the law on your bike, aren't those CIVIL infractions, and not CRIMINAL?
Running a red light on your bike = civil
Using your bike to purse snatch = criminal.
Yes??

Regardless....I carry my ID only because I want someone to be able to identify my body if I should buy the farm on a ride. And I carry my insurance card so they'll have what they need if I survive and end up in a hospital. Warped, perhaps, but ....c'est la vie.

[Grog]

In the province of Quebec, Canada, infractions on the public roadway caused by a cyclist can result in "penalty points" on that cyclist's driving record (if the person has a driving record). Not sure what happens to those who don't have one.

I did not have a driver's licence until I was 24. In Quebec that never caused me problems but I have had issues in other provinces/states where it seemed impossible that a grown-up human being would not produce a DL when asked for ID... *sigh*