Hendersonville, TN Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Bicycles follow all traffic ordinances
- Seating
- Only on the bike's regular seat
- Passengers
- Only with a separate attached seat
- Bike lanes
- No dedicated bike-lane ordinance
- Penalty
- Up to $50 civil fine
Summary
Cyclists in Hendersonville must obey the same traffic ordinances as motor vehicle drivers, ride only on a bicycle's regular seat, and never carry a passenger without a proper attached seat: the city has no separate bike-lane statute.
Every person riding or operating a bicycle, motorcycle, or motor scooter shall be subject to the provisions of all traffic ordinances, rules, and regulations of the City applicable to the driver or operator of other vehicles except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application to bicycles, motorcycles, or motor scooter.
No person operating or riding a bicycle, motorcycle, or motor scooter shall ride other than upon or astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor shall the operator carry any other person upon such vehicle other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon.
No bicycle, motorcycle, or motor scooter shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
No person operating a bicycle, motorcycle, or motor scooter shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the rider from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
No person under the age of sixteen (16) years shall operate any motorcycle, motorbike, or motor scooter while any other person is a passenger upon said motor vehicle.
No person shall operate or ride upon any motorcycle, motorbike, or motor scooter unless such person is equipped with and wearing on the head a safety helmet with a secured chin strap and suspension lining, which said helmet shall conform to the type and design manufactured for the use of the operators and riders of such motor vehicles.
(Ord. 1970-25, Aug. 1970)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Hendersonville's traffic code makes bicyclists subject to every traffic ordinance that applies to a motor vehicle driver, except provisions that by their nature cannot apply to a bicycle. Riders must stay on the bicycle's permanent, regular seat, and may not carry a second person unless that rider has a separate, firmly attached seat. Nothing in the code creates a distinct bike lane or bike-lane-obstruction rule; the same driveway-blocking, sidewalk, and intersection parking prohibitions that apply to cars also govern where a bicycle may be left.
Violations & Fines
Violating title 15 traffic provisions, including § 15-122, is enforced through a traffic citation under § 15-701 and carries a civil penalty of up to $50 per offense under § 15-705.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Hendersonville have marked bike lanes with special obstruction rules?
Can two people ride one bicycle in Hendersonville?
Sources & Official References
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