Vehicle Code section 21205

No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.

Source: Section 21205, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21205. (updated Jan. 1, 1963; accessed Dec. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/vehicle_code_section_21205

Original Source: Section 21205, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21205. (last accessed May 12, 2025).