Collier County, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

Sec. 110-166 of the county's Pedestrian Safety Ordinance (Ord. No. 2025-22, § 3) authorizes bicycle riding on public sidewalks within the unincorporated area over which the county holds traffic control jurisdiction. Electric bicycles are separately tiered by class: a Class 3 e-bike may not use the sidewalk at all once the rider turns 16, and doing so is itself called out as a violation of the ordinance; riders under 16 are barred from Class 3 e-bikes outright. An adult riding an e-bike alongside supervised children under 16 on a sidewalk is exempted from that restriction so the group isn't separated. No electric bicycle producing more than 750 watts may operate on any sidewalk, bicycle path, or shared roadway/pathway in the county.

The section also sets traffic behavior for riders. Approaching a school bus displaying its stop signal, an e-bike must come to a full stop and may not pass until the signal is withdrawn, except when a divided roadway carries a physical median, raised barrier, or five-foot unpaved gap between the rider and a bus stopped going the opposite direction. At an open intersection without signals, a bicyclist riding against traffic must stop completely and yield to any vehicle already in the intersection. At a signalized crossing, a sidewalk-riding cyclist may only enter the crosswalk during a steady 'Walk' phase, or otherwise follow the parallel roadway signal. On shared pathways in parks and similar settings, bicycles must yield to pedestrians and sound a warning before passing. Finally, the ordinance caps every device it covers, bicycles and e-bikes alike, at 15 miles per hour on any sidewalk.