Mobility & Curb Rules in Los Angeles, CA (2026)
3 verified mobility & curb rules for Los Angeles, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Bike Lane Rules
Los Angeles authorizes its Department of Transportation to establish bicycle lanes separated from vehicular lanes and requires cyclists to ride within them as directed by posted signs, striping, and pavement markings. LAMC § 85.09 makes it unlawful to ride a bicycle in a bike lane in any manner other than as the traffic control devices direct.
Los Angeles Bicycle Lane Riding Rules
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) § 85.09
The Department is hereby authorized to determine and establish bicycle lanes at designated locations separated from vehicular lanes upon roadways and sidewalks not part of a state highway... When such determination has been made, the Department is authorized to install, at each designated location, appropriate signs, striping, pavement markings or other traffic control devices as required by st...
TNC Pickup Zones
LAMC § 80.66.1 lets LADOT designate curb zones for taxicabs and for other vehicles "operated in passenger transportation service by authority of the California Public Utilities Commission", the category that covers rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft, reserved for vehicles awaiting a pickup.
Los Angeles Rideshare Curb Pickup Zones
Some RestrictionsLos Angeles Municipal Code § 80.66.1(a)
The Department is authorized to establish taxicab zones and zones for other vehicles defined in Section 71.00 of this code, or operated in passenger transportation service by authority of the California Public Utilities Commission, and to determine the locations thereof, such zones to be used for the parking of vehicles while awaiting employment.
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