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Mobility & Curb Rules in Davis, CA (2026)

3 verified mobility & curb rules for Davis, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Shared E-Scooter Rules

Davis requires any shared bike- or scooter-share operator to hold a city permit under Article 6.05, cap speed at 15 mph, keep devices off downtown sidewalks unless racked, and retrieve unsafe or improperly parked devices within 90 minutes of city notice or face impoundment.

Davis Shared E-Scooter Program Rules

Significant Restrictions

Davis Municipal Code § 6.05.020(a), § 6.05.170(a)

No person shall operate a shared micromobility device business unless the person holds a valid shared micromobility device business permit issued pursuant to this article, and enters into an agreement regarding the same, which shall constitute part of the permit. ... Shared micromobility devices that are ... electric bicycles and scooters as defined in California Vehicle Code shall be equipped ...

Bike Lane Rules

Davis requires a bicyclist entering a bike lane from an alley, driveway, bicycle path or building to yield to bicycles already in the lane, and to yield to vehicles and bicycles when entering the roadway. The rule sits inside Davis's broader bicycle operation code, Article 6.02.

Davis Bicycle Lane Entry And Yield Rules

Some Restrictions

Davis Municipal Code § 6.02.040

The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway, bicycle path, building or otherwise approaching upon a sidewalk or a sidewalk area extending along any such area shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on such sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering a bicycle lane, shall yield the right-of-way to all bicycles approaching on such lane, and upon entering the ro...

E-Bike Classes

Davis caps electric bicycles and scooters offered through its permitted bike- and scooter-share program at 15 mph. Section 6.05.170 requires operators to equip shared devices with software that cuts motor assistance at that speed, and to tell customers about the parking and helmet rules layered on top of state bicycle law.

Davis Shared E-Bike Speed Limit

Some Restrictions

Davis Municipal Code § 6.05.170

Shared micromobility devices that are electric bicycles and scooters as defined in California Vehicle Code shall be equipped with software or other mechanisms to prevent the motor from providing assistance when the device's speed exceeds fifteen miles per hour. ... Within the downtown, customers shall properly secure shared micromobility device bicycles to racks, and shall not leave a shared mi...

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