Tulsa, OK Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)
Key Facts
- Class 1/2 top speed
- 20 mph assisted
- Class 3 top speed
- 28 mph, pedal-assist
- Class 1/2 access
- Anywhere bicycles may ride
- Class 3 shared-use paths
- Restricted unless conditions met
- Class 3 minimum age
- 16 years old
Summary
Tulsa's traffic code splits e-bikes into three classes, and only Class 1 and Class 2 count as ordinary bicycles that can ride anywhere a pedal bike can.
Electric bicycles shall be further defined into three classes, as outlined below. All e-bike/electric-assist bikes must follow CPSC Public Law 107-309 for low speed electric bicycles for maximum engine wattage.
A.Class I electric bicycle shall mean a pedal-assist bicycle with a maximum assisted speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. Class I electric bicycles may travel on all infrastructure open to a person-powered bicycle.B.Class 2 electric bicycle shall mean a bicycle capable of being powered only by electric power through a throttle, with a maximum assisted speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. Class I electric bicycles may travel on all infrastructure open to a person-powered bicycle.C.Class 3 electric bicycle shall mean a pedal-assist bicycle with a maximum assisted speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour, that is restricted from use on shared use paths unless certain conditions apply. People under sixteen (16) years of age cannot ride class 3 electric bicycles. Electric personal assistive mobility device shall mean a self-balancing, two (2) nontandem-wheeled device, designed to transport only one (1) person, having an electric propulsion system with an average of seven hundred fifty (750) watts (one (1) h.p.), and a maximum speed of less than twenty (20) miles per hour on a paved level surface when powered solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds.
Full Breakdown
Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 37 § 100 defines Class 1 (pedal-assist, 20 mph max) and Class 2 (throttle-assist, 20 mph max) e-bikes, both of which may travel on all infrastructure open to a person-powered bicycle. Class 3 e-bikes (pedal-assist, up to 28 mph) are restricted from shared-use paths unless conditions are met, and riders under 16 cannot operate one. Section 1000 confirms only Class 1 and Class 2 are legally treated as "bicycles" for traffic-code purposes; Class 3 is not.
Violations & Fines
Riding a Class 3 e-bike on a restricted shared-use path, or letting a rider under 16 operate one, is a traffic-code violation; general bicycle-chapter penalties (Title 37 § 1013) top out at a $25 fine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I ride a Class 3 e-bike on Tulsa's River Parks trails?
Are e-bikes treated the same as regular bicycles in Tulsa?
Sources & Official References
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