Greenwich, CT Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Section 14-38 of the Greenwich Code of Ordinances, adopted originally in 1953 and last amended May 21, 2009, sets the ground rules for anyone riding a bicycle on a Town street, sidewalk or other public area. Subsection (a) makes clear that a bicyclist keeps every right and duty of a pedestrian under state law and other Town ordinances while riding. Subsection (c) bars riding in a reckless manner within the Town of Greenwich, a standard the Greenwich Police Department applies alongside state reckless-operation law. Subsection (d) requires a rider on a sidewalk or in a public area to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian and give an audible signal, a bell or a verbal warning, before overtaking and passing.

The same section makes a parent or guardian responsible if they knowingly permit a minor child to violate any part of the ordinance under subsection (f), and requires any Greenwich business that sells or rents bicycles to post a copy of the ordinance where customers can see it under subsection (g). The ordinance groups bicycles with skateboards, roller skates and in-line skates under one heading, but several of its restrictions, the sidewalk and roadway skateboard ban and the nighttime reflective-clothing rule, apply only to skaters and skateboarders rather than cyclists.

Handicapped parking enforcement tied to this chapter is addressed separately at Section 14-38.1. Because the ordinance sits in Chapter 14, Vehicles and Traffic, violations are processed through the Town's parking and traffic enforcement channels rather than through a standalone bicycle court.