Taylor, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Section 17-359, in Article XIII of Chapter 17, sets the core rules for how a bicycle must be operated on a Taylor street once it is on a roadway rather than a dedicated path. Subsection (a) requires a cyclist to ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable and to exercise due care passing a vehicle that is standing or moving in the same direction, mirroring the standard duty of care imposed on motor vehicle drivers elsewhere in Chapter 17. Subsection (b) limits group riding on a roadway to two abreast, a restriction that lifts only on a path or part of a roadway set aside exclusively for bicycles, where riders may travel more than two across.

Subsection (c) is the operative bike-path rule: once a usable bicycle path has been provided next to a roadway, a cyclist must use that path and may not ride in the roadway instead, removing any choice between the two once a path exists and is usable. The article treats bicycles as vehicles for most purposes: Section 17-356 grants a cyclist on a roadway all the rights and duties of a motor vehicle driver except where a special bicycle regulation applies, and Section 17-354 makes any violation of the bicycle article a misdemeanor in its own right.

Section 17-361 separately requires a front white lamp visible 500 feet and a rear red reflector visible from 50 to 300 feet whenever a bicycle is ridden at night, and a working brake capable of skidding the wheels on dry pavement.