Wauwatosa, WI Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

010 as any exempt-from-registration micromobility vehicle including e-scooters, off public sidewalks, pedestrian paths, and public school grounds or playgrounds, with narrow exceptions for multiuse paths, sanctioned school or playground events, police bicycles on duty, and any sidewalk area the common council has specifically marked as a bicycle way. Where riding is allowed, every operator must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and give an audible signal before passing a bicyclist or pedestrian traveling the same direction. The section also bars operating a scooter or dockless device on any street posted above thirty miles per hour, though a rider may still cross such a street in a marked crosswalk or travel along it in a marked bicycle lane.

030 to bicycle racks, city-approved parking boxes, or spots that do not impede the public right-of-way, and a device parked on or near a sidewalk must leave at least five feet of clearance for pedestrians. 040, the police chief or director of public works can order any dockless device impounded once it has sat in one place for more than twenty-four hours; the city must try to notify the operator within twenty-four hours of removal, and redemption costs one hundred dollars, with unclaimed devices held a minimum of thirty days before the city can auction, donate, or scrap them. 51, which requires board of public works approval before any operator can deploy shared devices in the city.