Orange County, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

(1)Class 1 electric bicycles may be operated on bicycle paths, shared use paths, bicycle lanes, streets, highways, roadways, and shoulders.(2)Class 2 electric bicycles may be operated on bicycle paths, shared use paths, bicycle lanes, streets, highways, roadways, and shoulders.(3)Class 3 electric bicycles may be operated in bicycle lanes, bicycle paths, streets, highways, roadways, and shoulders.(4)At the discretion of the County Traffic Engineer, the County may restrict Class 1 and 2 electric bicycle operations on shared use paths, where prohibited by clearly visible signs or markings sufficient to give riders reasonable notice of the prohibition. Class 3 electric bicycles are prohibited from any shared use path.(5)All classes of electric bicycles may be operated on a sidewalk but must travel at a speed no greater than ten (10) miles per hour.(b)An electric bicycle or an operator of an electric bicycle must operate consistent with all applicable provisions of Section 316.20655, Florida Statutes, and has all the rights and duties applicable to a bicycle or the operator of a bicycle. A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. (Ord. No. 2021-31, § 3D, 7-13-21)