Georgetown, KY Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Article VII of Chapter 38 holds Georgetown's bicycle rules. Section 38-150 gives every person riding a bicycle on a roadway the rights and duties of a vehicle driver under Kentucky rules of the road and the chapter, and Section 38-151 requires a rider to obey traffic-control signals, signs and devices unless a police officer directs otherwise.

The riding rule is Section 38-153. A bicyclist on a roadway rides as near to the right-hand side as practicable and uses due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. Whenever a designated bicycle path has been provided adjacent to a roadway, riders must use that path and cannot use the roadway. The article speaks of a designated bicycle path rather than a striped bike lane, so the path language is the operative text. No one can ride a bicycle on a designated limited-access highway, and no motorized vehicle is allowed on a designated bicycle path.

Other rules in the article cover how a bike is used and parked. A rider sits astride a permanent and regular seat and carries no more persons than the bicycle is designed for (Section 38-152). A rider cannot carry a package or article that prevents keeping at least one hand on the handlebars (38-155) or attach the bicycle or himself to a vehicle on a roadway (38-156). A bicycle is parked on the roadway against the curb, in a rack on the sidewalk, or against a building, in a way that affords the least obstruction to pedestrians (38-157). Riding on a sidewalk within the downtown central business district is banned except for police department and sheriff's office members, and the city engineer can post signs barring bicycles from any sidewalk or roadway where riding would endanger riders or pedestrians (38-158). At night a bicycle needs a front lamp with a white light visible from at least 500 feet and a red rear reflector (38-159).