Berwyn, IL Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Berwyn's bicycle rules sit in Chapter 466 of the Berwyn Code of Ordinances, part of the city Traffic Code. The chapter has no section that mentions bike lanes by name, so the closest provision is § 466.03, which requires operators of bicycles in groups of two or more to ride in single file. The single-file requirement does not apply on paths or roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

Other riding rules in the same chapter fill in the picture. Section 466.02 bars anyone from operating a bicycle unless it carries a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of 100 feet. Section 466.04 prohibits squeezing into narrow spaces between vehicles, racing in crowded streets and trick riding. Section 466.06 allows a person to operate a bicycle on a sidewalk in a residential district but prohibits it on a sidewalk in a business district. On a residential sidewalk the rider must use the right side so far as is practical, yield the right-of-way to every pedestrian and give an audible warning when at least 50 feet from a pedestrian being approached from the rear.

Yielding is spelled out in § 466.07. At an intersection the bicyclist yields to a vehicle entering, or which has entered, the intersection from any direction. Emerging from an alley, driveway or building, the rider yields to pedestrians on the sidewalk and then to vehicles on the roadway. Crossing or entering a roadway anywhere other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection also means yielding to all vehicles.

Parking a bicycle is covered by § 466.05: no person shall park a bicycle on a roadway, and a bicycle left in an alley, public driveway, sidewalk or public path must be positioned so it does not interfere with the safety or movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Section 466.08 sets up bicycle registration, kept on file in the Police Department as a public record, with a serially numbered tag or plate.