Wyandotte County, KS Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

Sec. 35-1 defines an 'electric-assisted bicycle' as a two- or three-wheeled pedal bicycle with a motor rated no more than 1,000 watts that cannot exceed 20 mph on level ground and cannot boost human pedaling past 20 mph. Sec. 35-689 folds these bikes into ordinary bicycle law: no driver's license or vehicle registration is required, and the bike may use any street, roadway, or bicycle path open to bicycles, subject to the general riding rules of Sec. 35-692 (ride near the right edge, use a bike path where one is provided, may ride two abreast only on paths reserved for bicycles).

An 'electric-assisted scooter' is defined separately, also capped at 1,000 watts but limited to 15 mph, and it gets its own, tighter operating rules under Sec. 35-697: it must use bike lanes and bike paths where available and yield right-of-way to bicycles there; it cannot be operated on any interstate, federal, or state highway (Sec. 35-692(f) allows only crossing one); it cannot exceed a street with a posted speed limit over 35 mph unless riding inside a bike lane or path; it cannot be ridden on a public sidewalk at all; and its top speed is fixed at 15 mph regardless of the motor's rated capability.

No one under 18 may operate or ride an electric-assisted scooter on any public street, road, or highway, and helmets are 'highly encouraged' but not mandatory. Sec. 35-698 additionally requires privately owned e-bikes and scooters, plus shared fleet vehicles, to park in designated bicycle parking rather than on sidewalks or in the right-of-way.