Apex, NC Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

Apex Town Code § 20-143 governs scooters (personal and, since the rule applies to any scooter, shared devices like Bird or Lime alike) on public sidewalks: riders must exercise due caution, yield to pedestrians, and hold to a 10-mph limit on sidewalks and paths five feet wide or less and at street/driveway crossings. The section also names an outright no-ride zone: no bicycle, scooter, or skateboard may be ridden on the sidewalks along North Salem Street between Chatham and Templeton Streets, or along Chatham Street between Seaboard and Commerce Streets, the town's historic downtown core. Apex has no separate shared/dockless-scooter operator permit ordinance in this code; this sidewalk-conduct rule is the only scooter-specific regulation on the books.