Flagstaff, AZ Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 9-05-001-0007
- Riding position
- As close as practicable to right curb
- Max riders abreast
- 2, unless lane set aside for bicycles
- Violation fine
- $25.00-$75.00 per offense
- Violation classification
- Civil traffic offense
Summary
The City of Flagstaff requires slower-moving bicycles and other devices in a roadway or bike lane to ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb, with listed exceptions for passing, turning and hazards. Riders may not travel more than two abreast except where a lane is set aside for bicycles, and violations are a civil traffic offense.
A. A person operating a device on the roadway or bicycle lane 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-hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following situations: 1. If overtaking and passing another device proceeding in the same direction. 2. If preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway. ... ... C. Persons operating a device upon a roadway or bicycle lane shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except where set aside for the use of bicycles. D. Penalty. A violation of this section shall be a civil traffic offense punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each offense.
Full Breakdown
Flagstaff City Code § 9-05-001-0007(A) requires a person operating a device slower than the normal flow of traffic to ride as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway or bike lane, with exceptions for overtaking another device, preparing for a left turn, avoiding fixed or moving hazards such as parked vehicles, pedestrians, animals, or snow and ice, riding a lane too narrow to share safely side by side with a vehicle, and proceeding straight through a right-turn-only area to avoid conflicts with turning traffic.
Subsection B treats the 'right side of the roadway' as the space to the left of parked vehicles or a parking lane, including the zone where car doors open, or the right side of parked vehicles on a one-way street's left side. Subsection C caps riders at two abreast in a roadway or bike lane, except where a lane is set aside specifically for bicycle use. The same rules and definitions apply to bicycles, electric and motorized bicycles, electric standup scooters and other 'devices' defined in § 9-05-001-0002, and every device operator on a roadway is granted the rights and duties of a motor vehicle driver under § 9-05-001-0003.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the roadway and bicycle lane operation rules is a civil traffic offense under § 9-05-001-0007(D), punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $75.00 for each offense, the same range that applies to Flagstaff's other device-operation sections.
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