Yuma, AZ Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- A.R.S. § 28-815, statewide bicycle statute
- Bike lane use
- exclusive to bicycles, § 28-815(C)
- Vehicle obstruction ban
- no stopping/parking in bike lane, § 28-815(D)
- Exceptions
- emergency or crossing to a driveway/road
- Rider position rule
- ride near right curb, § 28-815(A)
- Riding abreast
- max two abreast off exclusive lanes
Summary
Arizona law, not a separate Yuma ordinance, governs bike lane obstruction: A.R.S. § 28-815 designates any marked bicycle lane for the exclusive use of bicycles and bars stopping, parking or driving a vehicle in it except in an emergency or to cross it into a driveway or side street. Yuma police enforce that statute directly on the city's marked bike lanes.
C. A path or lane that is designated as a bicycle path or lane by state or local authorities is for the exclusive use of bicycles even though other uses are permitted pursuant to subsection D of this section or are otherwise allowed by state or local authorities. D. A person shall not operate, stop, park or leave standing a vehicle, including a neighborhood occupantless electric vehicle, in a path or lane designated as a bicycle path or lane by a state or local authority except in the case of emergency or for crossing the path or lane to gain access to a public or private road or driveway. E. Subsection D of this section does not prohibit the use of the path or lane by the appropriate local authority.
Full Breakdown
§ 28-815, which applies on every street in the city including Yuma's marked lanes. ' Subsection E clarifies the exclusivity doesn't block the local authority itself, meaning the City of Yuma can still use or maintain its own bike lanes for street sweeping, striping or utility work. The same statute also governs how a bicyclist rides on an ordinary travel lane: subsection A requires riding as close as practicable to the right-hand curb except when passing, turning left, avoiding a hazard, or when the lane is too narrow to share side-by-side with a vehicle, and subsection B bars riding more than two abreast except on lanes set aside exclusively for bicycles.
Violations & Fines
A.R.S. § 28-815 does not set its own fine schedule; blocking or driving in a marked bike lane outside the emergency or crossing exception is enforced by the Yuma Police Department as a civil traffic violation under Arizona's Uniform Traffic Code, the same enforcement track used for other moving violations like failing to yield or improper lane use, rather than a criminal charge.
Frequently Asked Questions
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