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Mobility & Curb Rules in Kirkland, WA (2026)

2 verified mobility & curb rules for Kirkland, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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E-Bike Classes

Kirkland Municipal Code 19.40 defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric-assisted bicycles by motor wattage and cutoff speed, then exempts all three classes from the citywide ban on motorized vehicles on the Cross Kirkland Corridor trail. All classes are allowed on the CKC, subject to a 15 mph presumptive speed limit and the trail's user code of conduct.

Kirkland E-Bike Class Rules on the CKC Trail

Light Restrictions

KMC 19.40.010 and 19.40.020(e)

“Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle” means an electric-assisted bicycle in which the motor provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of twenty miles per hour; “Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle” means an electric-assisted bicycle in which the motor may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of pro...

Red-Light Cameras

Kirkland runs automated school-zone speed cameras, not red-light cameras: KMC 12.14.010 authorizes cameras only to catch speeding in marked school zones, active in two 30-minute windows around school start and end times. Cameras may photograph only the vehicle and plate, never the driver's or passengers' faces.

Kirkland School Zone Speed Cameras

Some Restrictions

Kirkland Municipal Code § 12.14.010

(a) Law enforcement officers of the city of Kirkland and persons commissioned by the Kirkland police department are authorized to use automated traffic safety cameras and related automated systems to detect school speed zone violations. (b) The use of automated traffic safety cameras is subject to the following restrictions: (1) Automated traffic safety cameras may only record images of the veh...

Looking for King County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Kirkland city rules.

Mobility & Curb Rules in King County