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Salt Lake City, UT Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Vehicle bike-lane parking
Banned at all times
Bus exception
Brief stop to load/unload only
Cyclist positioning duty
Ride near right edge, with exceptions
Yield rule
Vehicles must yield crossing a bike lane

Summary

Salt Lake City bans motor vehicles from stopping or parking in marked bicycle lanes, with a narrow exception for transit and school buses loading passengers.

A. Except as provided in subsection (B), no motor vehicle shall at any time be parked or stopped within a marked bicycle lane. B. A motorbus or school bus may stop within a marked bicycle lane while in the process of taking on or discharging passengers but, when doing so, said vehicles shall stop as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the roadway.

Source: Salt Lake City CodeView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).

Full Breakdown

City Code § 12.56.110 makes it unlawful for any motor vehicle to be parked or stopped in a marked bicycle lane at any time, except that a motorbus or school bus may stop briefly there while loading or unloading passengers, pulling as near the right-hand edge as practicable. A companion driving-rules provision, § 12.52.140, separately bars driving or stopping in a bike lane except briefly when turning, and requires vehicles crossing the lane to yield to bicycles close enough to be a hazard. On the cyclist side, § 12.80.095 requires bicycle riders moving slower than traffic to keep to the right-hand edge of the roadway, with listed exceptions like passing, turning left, or avoiding hazards.

Violations & Fines

Blocking a marked bike lane is a traffic/parking citation enforced by SLC police and parking enforcement; crossing a bike lane without yielding to a cyclist is a moving violation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can a delivery driver stop briefly in a Salt Lake City bike lane?
No: only transit and school buses get a narrow exception to stop briefly while loading or unloading passengers.
Must Salt Lake City cyclists always ride at the road's right edge?
Only when moving slower than traffic, and not when passing, turning left, or avoiding hazards like parked cars or debris.

Sources & Official References

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