Laredo, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Laredo Code Sec. 19-92
- Mandatory path rule
- Must use adjacent bike path, not roadway
- Abreast limit
- Max 2 abreast on roadway
- Max fine
- $500 per offense (Sec. 1-6)
- Adopted
- Ord. of 3-18-80, § 1-217
Summary
Laredo requires cyclists to use an adjacent bicycle path instead of the roadway wherever the city has built one, and caps roadway riders at two abreast except on paths or lanes set aside exclusively for bicycles. Riders must also keep to the right side of a roadway and use due care passing standing vehicles, under Code of Ordinances Sec. 19-92.
(a)Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.(b)Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.(c)Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 3 | Land Development Code: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
of 3-18-80, § 1-217, governs how a rider must position a bicycle on city streets. Subsection (a) requires every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway to ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. Subsection (b) limits riders on a roadway to no more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, where wider group riding is permitted.
Subsection (c) is the mandatory-path rule: whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway. That means once the city has striped or built an adjacent bicycle path along a given street, a cyclist loses the option to ride in the traffic lane on that stretch. The broader bicycle article, Sec. 19-89 through Sec. 19-94, also applies the general traffic code to cyclists (Sec. 19-89), bars carrying more riders than the bicycle is designed for (Sec.
19-90), prohibits clinging to a moving vehicle while on a bicycle, skates or a sled (Sec. 19-91), bans carrying any package that prevents keeping at least one hand on the handlebars (Sec. 19-93), and requires a front lamp and rear reflector visible at night (Sec. 19-94). None of these sections carries its own fine, so enforcement falls back to the Code's general penalty provision.
Violations & Fines
No specific fine is written into the bicycle article, so a violation of Sec. 19-92, including riding in the roadway where an adjacent bicycle path exists or riding three or more abreast outside a bike-only lane, is punished under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1-6: a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per offense, with each day a violation continues treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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