Gulfport, MS Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Gulfport Code of Ordinances § 6-267
- Passing clearance
- 3 feet minimum, held until fully past
- Motorist duty
- May not block or fail to yield in lane
- Riders abreast
- No more than two abreast permitted
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 2769, March 19, 2013
Summary
Gulfport Code § 6-267 bars a motorist from blocking a marked bicycle lane and requires yielding to a cyclist already in it before crossing. The same section sets a mandatory three-foot passing clearance for any motorist overtaking a cyclist, plus hand-signal and lane-position rules for the rider.
(b)(1)...bicycle lane means a portion of the roadway or a lane separated from the roadway that has been designated by striping, pavement markings and signage for the preferential or exclusive use of bicyclists.(2)Whenever a bicycle lane has been provided adjacent to a roadway, the operator of a motor vehicle may not block the bicycle lane to oncoming bicycle traffic and shall yield to a bicyclist in the bicycle lane before entering or crossing the lane...(d)Regulations governing motorists as respects bicyclists.(1)While passing a bicyclist on a roadway, a motorist shall leave a safe distance of not less than three (3) feet between his vehicle and the bicyclist and shall maintain such clearance until safely past the bicycle.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 68).
Full Breakdown
Adopted by Ordinance No. ' Subsection (b)(2) puts the obligation squarely on drivers: a motorist 'may not block the bicycle lane to oncoming bicycle traffic and shall yield to a bicyclist in the bicycle lane before entering or crossing the lane,' a duty that applies whenever turning across a bike lane or pulling into a driveway that crosses one. ' Cyclists may ride no more than two abreast, and subsection (e) requires the standard hand signals for turning and stopping. The article exempts fire engines, police vehicles, ambulances, public utility vehicles, waste trucks and tow trucks from its lane-position requirements.
A violation of the article is a misdemeanor under section 6-256, which also holds a parent or guardian liable for permitting a child to break these rules.
Violations & Fines
Blocking a bicycle lane, passing a cyclist with less than three feet of clearance, or a cyclist failing to signal or riding more than two abreast, is a misdemeanor under section 6-256, which governs the whole bicycle article. A parent or guardian who knowingly allows a minor to violate these rules is separately liable, and unspecified violations default to the general penalty in section 1-9.
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