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

Chapter 20 of the Lauderhill Code of Ordinances, Traffic, opens with Article I general provisions that incorporate the Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law, Florida Statutes Chapter 316, by reference at Sec. 20-1, so most rules of the road for cyclists come from state law rather than city text. The city's own bicycle-specific rule is Sec. 20-4, titled 'Bicycles; required equipment,' adopted by Ord. No. 05O-04-149 on 5-9-05. It requires a front lamp exhibiting a white light visible from at least five hundred feet and a rear lamp exhibiting a red light visible from at least six hundred feet, and both must be in place and operating whenever the bicycle is ridden after sundown; riders may add extra lights or reflectors beyond the minimum.

Because Sec. 20-4 sits in Article I rather than Article II, Parking, a violation is not covered by the parking-fine schedule in Sec. 20-19; instead the citywide general penalty in Sec. 1-8 applies, a fine of up to five hundred dollars, up to sixty days in jail, or both, since no specific penalty is written into the bicycle-equipment section itself. Separately, Sec. 20-15.1(a), adopted by Ord. No. 04O-07-158, bars any motor vehicle, except city-authorized maintenance vehicles, from operating on any sidewalk or bicycle path within Lauderhill's municipal limits, protecting the lane cyclists use; the only carve-outs are wheelchairs, carts operated by the physically impaired, and golf carts confined to golf-course property. The Lauderhill Police Department enforces both sections.