Elyria, OH Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Chapter 373 of the Elyria Codified Ordinances, adopted by the Elyria City Council in Lorain County, Ohio, governs bicycles, and a search of the full code found no section that uses the term bike lane. The operative riding rule is § 373.04(a): every person operating a bicycle or electric bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

Division (b) allows riding not more than two abreast in a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, electric bicycles, or motorcycles. Division (c) says the section does not require riding at the edge of the roadway when that is unreasonable or unsafe, including to avoid fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, or surface hazards, or where the lane is too narrow for a bicycle and an overtaking vehicle to travel safely side by side.

Section 373.25 establishes named North and South bicycle routes through the City, running from the Lorain County Metro Bike Path at York Trailhead along streets such as Middle Ave., Broad St. and Thornwood Blvd. to the Black River Reservation. Section 373.08 bars reckless operation, including weaving or zigzag courses and riding without both hands on the handle grips except to signal. Section 373.09 bars parking a bicycle on a sidewalk so as to unduly interfere with pedestrian traffic, or on a roadway so as to unduly interfere with vehicular traffic.

Section 373.13 requires every owner of a bicycle in the City of Elyria to register it at the Elyria Police Department or another organization authorized by the Safety Service Director. Section 373.26(c) permits class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles on bicycle-only and shared-use paths unless the local authority with control over the path prohibits it.