Taylor, MI Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Who's restricted
- Riders age 15+ confined to paved paths
- Night lighting
- Headlight visible 100 ft, taillight visible 50 ft
- Bicycle curfew
- No bicycles in parks 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Abandoned bike
- Subject to confiscation by park authorities
- Passengers
- Riding a second person is prohibited
Summary
In City of Taylor, Michigan parks, cyclists age 15 and older must stay on paved roads or paths built for bikes rather than cutting across grass or trails. Sec. 34-73 also bans carrying passengers, requires single-file group riding, restricts night riding without lights, and closes parks to bicycles between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(a)Confined to roads. No person 15 years or older shall ride a bicycle on other than a paved vehicular road or path designated for that purpose in any park. A bicyclist shall be permitted to wheel or push a bicycle by hand over any grassy area or wooded trail or any paved area reserved for pedestrian use. ... (f)Night operation. No person shall in any park ride a bicycle on any road between 30 minutes after sunset or before 30 minutes before sunrise without an attached headlight plainly visible at least 100 feet in front of and without a red taillight or red reflector plainly visible from at least 50 feet from the rear of such bicycle. No bicycles will be allowed in the parks between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
Full Breakdown
Taylor City Code § 34-73 sets out the park bicycle rules enforced by the department of parks and recreation and the Taylor Police Department. Subsection (a) confines riders 15 and older to paved vehicular roads or paths built for bicycle use; walking a bike by hand across grass, wooded trails or pedestrian paving is allowed. Subsection (b) requires riding on the right-hand side of the road as close to the edge as conditions permit, riding single file when two or more cyclists travel together, signaling turns, and passing on the right of vehicles being overtaken or met.
Subsection (c) bars carrying a second rider on the bicycle. Subsection (d) requires parking in a bike rack when one is provided and space is open, and subsection (e) lets park authorities confiscate any bicycle left lying on the ground; a minor's parent must reclaim it, and a second offense gets the rider suspended from park facilities. Subsection (f) requires an attached headlight visible 100 feet ahead and a red taillight or reflector visible 50 feet behind for any nighttime riding, defined as 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and it flatly bars all bicycles from the parks between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., matching the general park closing hours in Sec. 34-61(a).
Violations & Fines
Riding off the paved path, carrying a passenger, skipping the required lights and reflector after dark, or bringing a bicycle into a Taylor park between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. violates Sec. 34-73. A first offense can draw confiscation of the bicycle and, for repeat violations, suspension from park facilities, on top of the general misdemeanor penalty in Sec. 1-13 of up to $500.00 and 90 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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