Springdale, AR Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- all marked bike lanes
- Turning
- yield first, then merge
- Loading stop
- brief only
- Penalty
- Chapter 114 general fine
Summary
Springdale bars driving, parking, stopping, or standing any motor vehicle in a marked cycle track or bike lane, with narrow exceptions for crossing to a driveway, brief loading, or police direction, under § 114-133.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, park, stop or stand any motor vehicle in any cycle track/bike lane designated as such unless otherwise permitted, or except when necessary to gain access to and from a public street or alley and/or private driveway or other entrance way, and except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading and unloading of passengers or materials if otherwise permitted in this chapter, or if necessary to obey traffic regulations or signs or signals of a police officer.
The driver of a motor vehicle approaching a turn at an intersecting street or driveway may cross or merge into a bike lane after yielding to other traffic in the bike lane in order to execute the turn.
The driver of a motor vehicle accessing on-street parking adjacent to a bike lane may merge into the bike lane after yielding to other traffic in the bike lane in order to execute the parking maneuver.
(Ord. No. 4978, § 1, 11-10-15)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Springdale Code of Ordinances § 114-133 makes it unlawful for a motor vehicle to drive, park, stop, or stand in a marked cycle track or bike lane, except to cross it while reaching a driveway, alley, or public street, to stop briefly for passenger or material loading, or when directed by a police officer or traffic control. A driver turning at an intersection, or pulling into on-street parking beside a bike lane, may merge into it only after yielding to any cyclist already using the lane. The rule applies citywide to every street segment marked with a cycle track or bike lane.
Violations & Fines
Driving, parking, stopping, or standing in a marked bike lane without a valid exception violates § 114-133 and is fined under the general Chapter 114 penalty, § 1-9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I stop in a Springdale bike lane to unload?
Can I drive into the bike lane to make a turn?
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