Mebane, NC Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Section 34-132 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Mebane, North Carolina, defines a 'bike lane' as the section of a roadway set aside for bicycles, electric-assisted bicycles and motorized scooters and marked with signage, roadway painting, or both. Section 34-135(e) then makes it unlawful for the driver of an ordinary motor vehicle to occupy a marked bike lane for moving or parking; the only exception lets a driver cross the lane briefly to make a lawful turn, and even then the driver must yield the right-of-way to any bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle or motorized scooter already in the lane.

The same section flips the usual right-of-way rule at intersections in the cyclist's favor: bicycles, e-bikes and scooters using a bike lane have the right-of-way over vehicles turning across it from a parallel lane. Section 34-135(f) then regulates where a bicycle, e-bike or scooter itself may be parked, prohibiting parking directly on a pedestrian sidewalk unless an unobstructed corridor of at least four feet remains or the vehicle sits in a marked bicycle or scooter parking area, and separately prohibiting parking that blocks ADA accommodations such as curb ramps, braille signs, railings or signal push buttons, transit stops and shelters, or street furniture, loading zones, driveways, alleys, fire hydrants and crosswalks.

All of these bike-lane and bike-parking rules were adopted by Ordinance No. OA-24-02 on September 9, 2024, replacing the city's older, narrower bicycle-only division of Chapter 34, and violations of subsections (a) through (e) are infractions while a subsection (f) parking violation draws a civil penalty under Section 34-138.