Jacksonville Beach, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Section 31-5 is the Jacksonville Beach rule for bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, micromobility devices and motorized scooters. Subsection (a) allows bicycle riding upon and along the public sidewalks and crosswalks in the city, and subsections (b) through (d) attach the conditions. A rider cannot impede pedestrian traffic, must yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, must give an audible signal before overtaking and passing, and must yield to all persons exiting or entering a commercial building or place of business.

Subsection (e) applies traffic-control devices to every street, sidewalk, crosswalk or bicycle path of the city: signal lights, stop signs and other signals. Subsection (f) bars a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and bars exceeding the posted speed limit. Subsection (g) requires at least one hand firmly upon the handlebars and full control, so no package, bundle or article that prevents it. Subsection (j) requires compliance with Sec. 316.2065, Florida Statutes, as amended.

Two places are closed to bicycles outright: the concrete walkway or promenade adjacent to and abutting the bulkhead line (subsection (h)) and the beach dune crossover walkways (subsection (i)). Section 31-5 does not use the term bike lane, so its on-street content comes through the traffic-control and state-statute subsections above.

Other wheeled devices get their own lines. Under Sec. 316.2068, Florida Statutes, an electric personal assistive mobility device can be operated on a sidewalk if the operator yields to pedestrians and gives an audible signal before passing, at no more than fifteen (15) miles per hour. Micromobility devices and motorized scooters, as defined in Sec. 316.003(38) and (45), are prohibited on sidewalks, sidewalk areas and the promenade adjacent to the bulkhead line (subsection (l)). Subsection (m) bars driving any vehicle other than by human power upon a bicycle path, sidewalk or sidewalk area, except as the section specifically provides. Official emergency services and law enforcement personnel in the course and scope of their duties are exempt (subsection (n)), and the section does not apply to motorized wheelchairs under Sec. 316.1995(3), Florida Statutes (subsection (o)).