ARTICLE: Biking on the freeway

Seattle Times
December 7, 2007

Q: Before the Issaquah-High Point Trail Connector opened last week, the designated biking route from the Issaquah Highlands to the city's center was pedaling down Interstate 90, said Lee Haro, project manager for the connector.

Cyclists on the freeway? Is that allowed?

A: Trooper Jeff Merrill, a State Patrol spokesman, said he receives many concerned phone calls from motorists who spot bikers on the freeway.

"It's kind of unusual," he said, but it's legal to ride your bicycle on part of Interstate 90 — on the shoulder, that is.

Starting from the Eastgate exit in Bellevue, a cyclist could bike east on the shoulder all the way to Spokane on Interstate 90. Same goes for the other direction: riding the Interstate 90 westbound shoulder is fair game until Eastgate, he said.

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