Milton, WI Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Handlebar rule
- both hands required, Sec. 70-217(a)
- Coasting
- banned with feet off pedals
- Sidewalk riding
- banned in business districts
- Adult forfeiture
- $1.00-$50.00 (Sec. 70-219)
- Minor first offense
- up to 10-day riding suspension
Summary
The City of Milton, Wisconsin requires cyclists to keep both hands on the handlebars, forbids coasting with feet off the pedals, bans parking a bike where it creates a hazard to pedestrians or drivers, and prohibits riding on the sidewalk within the city's business districts, all under Code Section 70-217. Wisconsin's statewide bicycle rules of the road apply on top of these local restrictions.
(a)No rider of a bicycle shall remove both hands from the handlebars or practice any trick or fancy riding on any street in the city.(b)No bicycle shall be allowed to proceed in any street in the city by inertia of momentum with the feet of the rider removed from the pedals.(c)No person shall leave or park a bicycle in such a way to create a hazard to pedestrians, automobile operators or to anyone else.(d)No person shall operate a bicycle on the sidewalk in the business districts of the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Section 70-217 of the Milton Code of Ordinances, carried over from the 1968 code, sets four specific operating rules for anyone riding a bicycle, defined in Section 70-211 as a foot-pedaled device with at least two wheels 20 inches or more in diameter, excluding training-wheel-equipped devices ridden only on sidewalks. Riders may not take both hands off the handlebars or perform trick or fancy riding on any city street, and may not coast by momentum with their feet off the pedals. Parking a bicycle so that it creates a hazard to pedestrians, automobile operators or anyone else is separately prohibited, addressing bikes left blocking sidewalks or doorways.
The sidewalk-riding ban applies only within the city's business districts, meaning bicycles may still use sidewalks in residential areas under this section. Section 70-218 layers the statewide rules of the road onto local streets, adopting Wis. ch. 804 on bicycle operation, as part of the article so far as applicable. 00 plus the costs of prosecution.
Violations & Fines
A minor who breaks the bicycle riding rules under Section 70-217 loses the right to operate the bicycle for up to ten days for a first offense and up to 30 days for a second, plus a nominal fine after that, while an adult forfeits $1.00 to $50.00 plus prosecution costs under Section 70-219.
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