Provo, UT Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

Provo classifies the electric-assisted bicycle as a 'micromobility device' under City Code 9.32.170(1)(b)(ii), borrowing the definition straight from Utah Code Section 41-6a-102. That same definition section sweeps in motor-assisted scooters, mopeds, plain bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and motor-driven cycles, so the sidewalk speed rule below applies to all of them, not just e-bikes.

The operative limit sits in Subsection (2): no micromobility device, e-bike included, may travel faster than 10 miles per hour on a public sidewalk, and Provo makes exceeding it an infraction rather than a warning, which under the city's general penalty section 1.03.010(3) carries a fine of up to $500 with no jail time. Subsection (8) adds a harder line: any device that would count as an e-bike under (1)(b) 'but for the fact that it is capable of speeds greater than those set forth in Utah Code Section 41-6a-102' is barred from Provo sidewalks entirely, closing off faster throttle-modified bikes from claiming e-bike sidewalk rights.

Night riding brings its own requirement. Subsection (3) requires reflective material visible from both sides for 500 feet under a car's low beams, or a lighted lamp visible the same distance, for anyone riding a micromobility device on a street or sidewalk starting one-half hour after sunset. Subsection (5) layers on a right-of-way duty: riders must yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking one. Subsection (4) separately makes it unlawful to leave a device blocking a sidewalk, crosswalk, or roadway. Property owners can add their own restrictions too, since Subsection (6) lets them post signs barring micromobility devices, specific device types, or specific uses on their land, and riding contrary to a posted sign is itself unlawful.