Moore County, NC Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Moore County Code § 10.5-12(f)-(i)
- Riding limited to
- designated roads, trails, parking
- Bike rack use
- required when space available
- Enforcement
- parks director, G.S. 153A-123
Summary
In unincorporated Moore County parks, Sec. 10.5-12 bans riding a bicycle "without reasonable regard for the safety of others" or outside "designated roads or parking areas, designated bicycle trails," requires using a bike rack when one is available, and bans leaning or dropping a bike where it could trip another patron.
It shall be unlawful for any person to: ... (f)Leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is space available.(g)Ride a bicycle without reasonable regard for the safety of others.(h)Ride a bicycle in any area except designated roads or parking areas, designated bicycle trails or such areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary areas.(i)Leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
Full Breakdown
5-12 groups bicycles with motor vehicles under the parks chapter's traffic rules. Subsection (f) makes it unlawful to "leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there is space available," subsection (g) bans riding "without reasonable regard for the safety of others," and subsection (h) confines riders to "designated roads or parking areas, designated bicycle trails or such areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary areas," meaning off-trail riding across ball fields or picnic lawns is itself a violation.
" These bicycle rules sit alongside the same section's motor-vehicle provisions, which require obeying traffic officers and department employees under subsection (d) and observing posted speed, direction and parking signs under subsection (e), so a cyclist and a driver in the same county park answer to the identical article. The Moore County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee may also adopt supplemental activity rules under Sec. 5-24(b)(1).
Violations & Fines
Sec. 10.5-27 enforces this chapter through any remedy authorized by G.S. 153A-123 or other applicable law, and a cyclist who ignores a department employee's direction or leaves a bicycle unsafely and refuses to move it can be ejected by the parks director under Sec. 10.5-26 and charged with trespass for staying after being told to leave.
Frequently Asked Questions
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