Parma, OH Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Bike-path obstruction
- Motor vehicles/ATVs barred, Section 331.44(a)
- Riding position
- Near right side of roadway, Section 373.04(a)
- Abreast limit
- Two abreast, lifted inside a bike lane
- Passing distance
- 3 feet minimum, Section 331.03
- First offense
- Minor misdemeanor, up to 3rd-degree on repeat
Summary
Motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-purpose vehicles are barred from any signed path set aside exclusively for bicycles under Section 331.44, while bicyclists themselves must ride as near the right side of the roadway as practicable and no more than two abreast, except on lanes set aside for bicycle use.
(a)(1) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, when an appropriate sign giving notice of such use is posted on the path. ... (b) Except as otherwise provided in this division, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-30: Local legislation current to August 3, 2026 | State legislation current to June 25, 2025).
Full Breakdown
44(a)(1) prohibits operating a motor vehicle, snowmobile or all-purpose vehicle on any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles once the City has posted an appropriate sign giving notice of that use; the ban doesn't touch the Ohio Director of Natural Resources' own rules for trails under state jurisdiction. 75 defines a bicycle lane broadly enough to cover buffer-separated lanes, one-way counter-flow lanes, and physically separated lanes with a vertical barrier, so the obstruction ban reaches all three configurations Parma has built. 04(a) requires a bicyclist to ride as near the right side as practicable while obeying the same traffic rules as motor vehicles and exercising due care passing a standing or slower vehicle.
04(b) limits bicycles and motorcycles to riding no more than two abreast in a single lane, but the exception drops that cap where the path or part of the roadway has been set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorcycles, meaning riders may pair up more freely inside a marked bike lane than they can on a shared travel lane. 03 separately fixes a three-foot minimum passing distance for motor vehicles overtaking a bicycle on the roadway.
Violations & Fines
A first violation of the bike-path obstruction rule in Section 331.44 is a minor misdemeanor. One prior predicate motor vehicle or traffic conviction within the preceding year raises it to a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and two or more prior convictions raise it to a third-degree misdemeanor. Riding-rule violations under Section 373.04 carry the identical minor-misdemeanor-to-third-degree-misdemeanor escalation for repeat offenders.
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