Fargo, ND Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as practicable to the right side of the roadway except under any of the following situations:1.When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction.2.When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.3.When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions including, but not limited to fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge. For purposes of this section, a "substandard width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.4.When driving a bicycle on a one-way street.5.When approaching a place where a right turn is authorized.B.Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a single laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane. Source: 1952 Rev. Ord. 1119 (1962), 1965 Rev. Ord. 8-1413, 1411 (1971), 2342 (1987), 4550 (2006).