Laws Applicable to Bicycle Use: Peace Officer Exemption
 
21200.  (a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway has all the
rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver
of a vehicle by this division, including, but not limited to,
provisions concerning driving under the influence of alcoholic
beverages or drugs, and by Division 10 (commencing with Section
20000), Section 27400, Division 16.7 (commencing with Section 39000),
Division 17 (commencing with Section 40000.1), and Division 18
(commencing with Section 42000), except those provisions which by
their very nature can have no application.
   (b) (1) Any peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing
with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, operating a
bicycle during the course of his or her duties is exempt from the
requirements of subdivision (a), except as those requirements relate
to driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, if
the bicycle is being operated under any of the following
circumstances:
   (A) In response to an emergency call.
   (B) While engaged in rescue operations.
   (C) In the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of
the law.
   (2) This subdivision does not relieve a peace officer from the
duty to operate a bicycle with due regard for the safety of all
persons using the highway.

Amended Ch. 357, Stats. 1994. Effective January 1, 1995.


21200.5.  Notwithstanding Section 21200, it is unlawful for any
person to ride a bicycle upon a highway while under the influence of
an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or under the combined influence of
an alcoholic beverage and any drug.  Any person arrested for a
violation of this section may request to have a chemical test made of
the person's blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining
the alcoholic or drug content of that person's blood pursuant to
Section 23157, and, if so requested, the arresting officer shall have
the test performed.  A conviction of a violation of this section
shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty
dollars ($250).  Violations of this section are subject to Section
13202.5.