Lynnwood, WA Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Bike lane rule
- Must ride in bike lane if one exists
- Speed limit ceiling
- 25 mph roads only
- Arterials
- Off-limits to scooters entirely
- Applies to
- Motorized foot scooters, not bicycles
- First offense fine
- $30.00
Summary
Lynnwood Municipal Code Section 11.59.020(B) requires anyone riding a motorized foot scooter, including a shared e-scooter, to ride within a bicycle lane whenever one exists on the roadway. Riders share a bicyclist's rights and duties, must stay on streets posted 25 mph or under, and cannot ride an arterial at all.
Every person operating a motorized foot scooter in the city of Lynnwood: A. Shall have all the rights and is subject to all of the duties and responsibilities applicable to the rider of a bicycle upon any highway, street or roadway; B. Shall ride within a bicycle lane upon the roadway if a bicycle lane exists; C. Shall ride only on highways, streets and roadways designated with a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less; D. Shall not ride on any arterial;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3512, passed May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020 opens by giving a motorized foot scooter rider all the rights and subjecting them to all of the duties and responsibilities applicable to the rider of a bicycle upon any highway, street or roadway, then narrows where they can ride. Subsection (B) requires the rider to ride within a bicycle lane upon the roadway if a bicycle lane exists, so wherever Lynnwood has striped a bike lane, a scooter belongs in it rather than the general travel lane or the shoulder. Subsection (C) limits scooter riding to streets and roadways posted at a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less, and subsection (D) bars scooters from any arterial outright, regardless of whether a bike lane is striped there.
040, only addresses seating position on a bicycle and does not mention bike lanes at all, so the motorized foot scooter chapter carries the code's only explicit bike-lane placement rule in Lynnwood, and by its terms it applies to scooters rather than pedal bicycles.
Violations & Fines
Riding a scooter outside a marked bike lane where one exists, or riding on an arterial, is a traffic infraction under LMC 11.59.040, fined $30.00 for a first offense, $60.00 for a second, and $100.00 for a third or later offense, processed under Chapter 46.63 RCW like any other scooter-chapter violation in the city.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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