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

City Code Sec. 70-69 sets the operating rules for anyone bicycling, skateboarding, in-line skating, roller skating, or riding a motorized means of transportation on Miami Beach streets and paths where those activities are not otherwise prohibited. Riders must proceed at a safe speed that does not endanger pedestrians, must not obstruct or endanger pedestrian or vehicular traffic, must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking and passing them, and may not tow a trailer, passenger, or object except a lawfully mounted child seat.

The section separately bars locking bicycles to any tree, fixture, or object other than a bicycle rack anywhere on Lincoln Road or Ocean Drive, and bans bicycling on the grounds of public facilities such as city hall, municipal garages, police and fire stations, public works yards, and historically designated city properties, as well as on public walls, ramps, fountains, or other fixtures. Anyone operating a motorized means of transportation under this division must immediately report any accident with a pedestrian to Miami Beach Police and Fire Rescue, remain on scene until an officer arrives, and identify the rental company if applicable; motorized devices also cannot be used between sunset and sunrise or in inclement weather. Violations of Sec. 13(3), while Sec. 70-69(b), (d), and (e) carry escalating civil fines enforced by code compliance officers.