Cass County, MO Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Cass County Code § 340.030
- Core prohibition
- No parking or standing in a designated bicycle lane
- Crossing exception
- Only for a lawful maneuver, yielding to bicycles
- Lane definition
- Marked by striping or striping plus signing
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 civil penalty per Section 100.210
- Enforcing agency
- Cass County Sheriff's Office
Summary
Cass County Code Section 340.030 keeps designated bicycle lanes clear in unincorporated Cass County: no motor vehicle may park, stand, or leave a stationary object in a bike lane, and a driver crossing or merging into one must yield to any bicycle already there. The section also defines exactly what counts as a designated bicycle lane.
The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive within any sidewalk area except on a permanent or temporary driveway. A designated bicycle lane shall not be obstructed by a parked or standing motor vehicle or other stationary object. A motor vehicle may be driven in a designated bicycle lane only for the purpose of a lawful maneuver to cross the lane or to provide for safe travel. In making an otherwise lawful maneuver that requires traveling in or crossing a designated bicycle lane, the driver of a motor vehicle shall yield to any bicycle in the lane. As used in this Section, the term"designated bicycle lane" shall mean a portion of the roadway or highway that has been designated by the Governing Body having jurisdiction over such roadway or highway by striping with signing or striping with pavement markings for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles.
Full Breakdown
030 sits in Chapter 340, 'Miscellaneous Driving Rules,' immediately after the county's sidewalk-driving ban, and it does two things for bicycle lanes in unincorporated Cass County. First, it flatly prohibits obstruction: a designated bicycle lane shall not be obstructed by a parked or standing motor vehicle or other stationary object, so a driver cannot use the lane as overflow parking, a loading spot, or a place to leave a disabled vehicle. Second, it lets a driver enter the lane only for a genuinely lawful maneuver, such as crossing it to reach a driveway or turn lane, or briefly using it to travel safely, and even then the driver must yield to any bicycle already occupying the lane.
The section supplies its own definition: a 'designated bicycle lane' is a portion of the roadway that the governing body with jurisdiction over that road has marked off, by striping alone or by striping combined with signing, for the preferential or exclusive use of bicycles; an unmarked shoulder does not qualify. 210, a civil penalty of up to $1,000 with each day of a continuing violation counted separately. 010 charges with enforcing the traffic title on County roads.
Violations & Fines
Parking, standing, or leaving a stationary object in a marked bicycle lane, or failing to yield to a cyclist while making a lawful crossing maneuver through one, is punishable under the county's general penalty, Section 100.210: up to $1,000 per offense, with each day a violation continues charged as a separate offense. Sheriff's Office deputies enforce the rule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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