Oregon, OH Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

16(a)(1) authorizes low-speed micromobility devices, the category that covers rental and shared electric scooters, to operate on the City of Oregon's public streets, highways, sidewalks and shared-use paths, and on any roadway portion set aside exclusively for bicycles. Subsection (b) layers on rider obligations: an operator must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians at all times, give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian, and, if riding at night, run a front lamp visible for at least 500 feet and a rear reflector visible from 100 to 600 feet.

Subsection (c) sets a minimum rental age of sixteen and makes it an offense to knowingly rent a device to, or on behalf of, anyone younger. Subsection (d) caps operating speed at twenty miles per hour citywide. Subsection (f) is the City's no-ride-zone lever: notwithstanding the general authorization in (a)(1), the municipality may regulate or prohibit micromobility devices on specific public streets, highways, sidewalks, shared-use paths and bicycle-only roadway portions under its jurisdiction, and may require a device-sharing operator to carry commercial general liability coverage up to one million dollars per occurrence and two million dollars in the aggregate. Every offense under this section is a strict-liability minor misdemeanor regardless of the rider's intent.