Lawton, OK Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)
Key Facts
- Where allowed
- Sidewalks, walking trails, bikeways, city streets
- Street speed cutoff
- Banned above 25 mph posted limit
- Electric goped top speed
- 35 mph by definition
- Mobility device power/speed
- ~750 watts, under 20 mph
- Night riding
- Reflectors and headlight required
- Penalty escalation
- Warning, then $10 fine, then 30-day impoundment
Summary
Lawton lets electric gopeds and electric personal assistive mobility devices use sidewalks, walking trails, bikeways, and city streets, but bans them from any street posted above 25 mph. Riders must obey posted speed limits, yield to pedestrians and human-powered devices, sound an audible warning before passing, and run reflectors and a headlight after dark.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an electric goped or an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined by City Code, shall not be operated except as provided in subsection B of this section.Electric gopeds and electric personal assistive mobility devices may be operated upon the sidewalks, walking trials, bikeways, and municipal streets of the City of Lawton. Electric gopeds and electric personal assistive mobility devices are prohibited on city streets where the speed limit is greater than twenty-five (25) miles per hour.A person operating an electric goped or an electric personal assistive mobility device shall:Obey all speed limits,Yield the right of way to pedestrians and human powered devices at all times,Give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian, and Wear or equip the electric goped or electric personal assistive mobility device with reflectors and a headlight when operating at night.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 2 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Article 23-17A defines two motorized micromobility classes City Code actually regulates: an "electric goped" is a two tandem-wheeled, scooter-type device powered by an electric motor with a top speed of 35 mph or less, and an "electric personal assistive mobility device" is a self-balancing, two-nontandem-wheeled, one-person device with roughly 750 watts (1 horsepower) of propulsion and a top speed under 20 mph on a paved, level surface. Section 23-17A-1750 governs where both may operate: sidewalks, walking trails, bikeways, and municipal streets are all fair game, but the code shuts them out of any city street posted above 25 mph.
Riders also have four standing duties: obey every posted speed limit, yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and human-powered devices at all times, sound an audible signal before overtaking a pedestrian, and equip the device with reflectors and a headlight for nighttime use. Separately, a distinct "motorized bicycle" defined in Section 23-1-102, meaning a pedal-equipped vehicle with an automatic transmission and a motor no larger than 50cc producing up to two brake horsepower with a design speed capped at 30 mph, is not covered by the goped/mobility-device operating rules in 1750 and falls under the code's general motor-vehicle provisions instead.
Any goped or mobility device sold in the city must carry a warning notice telling buyers to wear a helmet, wrist guards, elbow pads, and knee pads.
Violations & Fines
Breaking any of the four operating duties in Section 23-17A-1750(C), or riding on a street posted above the 25 mph cutoff, draws a warning for a first offense, a ten-dollar fine for a second offense, and impoundment of the device for up to thirty days for later offenses, with every act of noncompliance counted as its own separate violation. Manufacturing, selling, or distributing a goped or mobility device without the required injury-warning notice is also unlawful under subsection D.
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