Westfield, IN Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Westfield City Code § 44-2
- Trail speed limit
- 20 mph maximum
- Yield order
- Bikes yield to skaters, runners, pedestrians
- 1st offense fine
- $25.00
- 3rd+ offense fine
- $100.00 plus costs
- Motorized vehicles
- Prohibited except designated areas
Summary
On Westfield's multi-use trails, bicycles must yield to rollerbladers, then to skateboarders and runners, and to every pedestrian, while giving an audible signal before passing anyone from behind. Riders are capped at 20 mph, and Section 44-2 fines a first offense $25, rising to $100 for later violations.
(d)Trail user duty to yield and signal.(1)All users have the duty to obey the following yield rules:a.Bicycles yield to rollerbladers.b.Bicycles and rollerbladers yield to skateboarders.c.Bicycles, rollerbladers, and skateboarders yield to runners.d.All yield to pedestrians.(2)Any trail user upon a multi-use trail shall yield the right-of-way to any other trail user they approach from behind and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and then safely passing said trail user. ... (h)Multi-use trail speed limits. No vehicle on which one or more persons and/or property is or may be transported or drawn, whether motorized, propelled by human power, the wind, or in any other manner, may operate or travel in excess of 20 miles per hour on or along any multi-use trail, path or sidewalk within the City of Westfield.(i)Penalties. Any person violating this section shall be subject to a fine of $25.00, for the first such offense, a fine of $50.00, for the second offense, and a fine of $100.00, plus costs, for all subsequent offenses.
Full Breakdown
Section 44-2 of the Westfield City Code sets the rules of use for the city's multi-use trail system, which the section defines to include named trails such as the Monon Trail, the Midland Trace Trail, the Grand Junction Trail, the Natalie Wheeler Trail and the Grassy Branch Trail, plus narrower paths and sidewalks in city right-of-way. Under subsection (d), bicycles must yield to rollerbladers, bicycles and rollerbladers must yield to skateboarders, all three must yield to runners, and everyone yields to pedestrians; any trail user overtaking another from behind must give an audible signal before passing.
Subsection (h) caps speed at 20 miles per hour for any vehicle, motorized or human-powered, traveling on a multi-use trail, path or sidewalk. Motorized vehicles are barred from the trail system outright under subsection (c), apart from areas specifically designated in a separate city ordinance. Trail users must obey traffic signals, signs and markings under subsection (f), and while trail users generally hold the right-of-way over subsection (g), they must yield to vehicle traffic at road crossings. The rules apply to the Monon Trail's Westfield segments and every other named multi-use trail in the system.
Violations & Fines
Section 44-2(i) fines a first violation of the trail rules, including the yield and speed limit provisions, at $25.00, a second offense at $50.00, and $100.00 plus costs for every subsequent offense. The section does not limit a court's authority to impose additional penalties permitted by law.
Frequently Asked Questions
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