Mobility & Curb Rules in California (2026)

Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 10.60 bars shared e-scooter and e-bike operators from displaying, renting, or dropping…

Hawthorne does not have shared scooter no-ride zones; it bans dockless shared mobility devices outright. Leaving…

Huntington Beach outlaws shared, app-based mobility devices entirely: Municipal Code Section 12.40.030 makes it…

Monterey outlaws motorized scooters, the exact device category shared e-scooter fleets use, on the entire Recreation…

Newport Beach bans riding any motorized scooter, including rented shared e-scooters, on the Oceanfront Boardwalk under…

Pomona doesn't regulate shared e-scooters and dockless bikes, it bans them outright. City Code Section 30-781 makes it…

Redondo Beach outlaws shared mobility devices citywide. Article 24 of the Municipal Code makes it unlawful to place a…

Roseville bans shared, dockless e-scooters and similar rental mobility devices outright. It is unlawful to operate…

The City of Ventura bans dockless shared mobility devices outright. Chapter 8.20 makes it unlawful to display, offer…

Bellflower bans riding or operating a scooter, along with bicycles and similar vehicles, inside any public park, and…

Chula Vista runs a permitted pilot program for shared micro-mobility devices: dockless bikes, e-bikes, and electric…

Davis requires any shared bike- or scooter-share operator to hold a city permit under Article 6.05, cap speed at 15…

Downey requires a Shared-Use Mobility Device Permit from the Director of Community Development before any company can…

El Cajon requires any company renting out shared electric scooters or bikes to sign an operator agreement with the…

Fremont requires a city permit before any company can operate a bike-share or scooter-share fleet in the public…

A shared e-scooter or bike-share company cannot operate in Rancho Cucamonga without a city-issued shared mobility…

Redwood City requires a discretionary permit before any company can operate shared scooters or bikes, on top of a…

San Diego requires shared e-scooter and e-bike providers to geofence speed and no-parking zones citywide under SDMC §…

Companies need a City permit and a $10,000 deposit before dropping rental scooters on San Jose streets, and blocking a…

Any shared mobility business, including electric or motorized scooter rental services, must hold a county encroachment…

No shared e-scooter or shared bike company can put a fleet on Santa Clara streets without a City permit: Chapter 10.35…

Anyone offering rental scooters, e-bikes, or other shared mobility devices in Tracy must first obtain a shared mobility…

West Sacramento requires shared e-scooter and e-bike operators to hold a city micromobility permit and bans riding…

Shared dockless scooters and e-bikes operating in Anaheim must hold a city operating agreement, obey speed limits in…

Berkeley regulates shared electric scooters and bikes through a city permit program with operator caps, equity…

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 allows electric scooters on the city's Class I bike trails but bans sidewalk…

Fresno Municipal Code Article 34 requires any operator renting out shared e-scooters, e-bikes or similar devices in the…

Irvine caps motorized scooters, including shared e-scooters, which the code (via Vehicle Code § 407.5) expressly counts…

Long Beach permits shared electric scooters and Long Beach Bike Share through a city-managed program. Operators pay…

Shared e-scooters operate under the LADOT Dockless On-Demand Personal Mobility permit and LAMC §71.26. Riders must be…

Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) permits a small number of shared e-scooter and e-bike operators under…

Oceanside bans riding a bicycle, e-bike or shared mobility device on the Municipal Pier, the Junior Seau Beach…

Orange lets the City Manager designate and post public property off-limits to scooters, skateboards, bicycles, mopeds…

Riverside regulates shared electric scooters and bikes through operator permits, designated parking corrals, speed…

Sacramento permits shared e-scooter operators under a Public Works program with capped fleets, geofenced slow zones…

Shared electric scooters in San Francisco operate only under SFMTA's Powered Scooter Share Permit Program. Riders must…

Unincorporated Santa Cruz County bars riding a motorized scooter, e-bike, moped, or similar device on any sidewalk…

Clovis Municipal Code § 5.27.512(b) bars storing, maintaining, or placing personal property anywhere within a bike…

Leaving gear, wheeled toys, or a vending cart on a designated bicycle path in Redondo Beach is a straight code…

Alameda law requires cyclists moving slower than traffic to ride within a marked bicycle lane, bars motorists from…

Unincorporated Alameda County bars driving or parking a vehicle in a marked bicycle lane except to turn, enter a…

Anaheim's bicycle network includes Class I trails along the Santa Ana River, Class II striped lanes on major…

Antioch designates bicycle and pedestrian lanes under AMC § 4-5.1007 and bans motor vehicles from driving or parking in…

Bakersfield Municipal Code § 10.52.020 requires bicycles to stay within established bicycle lanes and gives them the…

When a bike lane runs next to on-street parking in Berkeley, city rules force a buffer: cars on a one-way street must…

Brentwood's bicycle and pedestrian lanes are off-limits to motor vehicles under Municipal Code Section 10.10.070. It is…

Carlsbad bans operating any bicycle, e-bike, scooter or other regulated mobility device on a sidewalk, and on a bike or…

Ceres prohibits driving or parking a vehicle in a designated bicycle path except for driveway access or crossing at…

Chico law requires cyclists to ride inside a marked bicycle lane once one exists on the street, follow traffic control…

Chino bars driving a motor vehicle in a marked bicycle lane, except to cross at a driveway, park where parking is…

Chula Vista's 2025 Electric Micromobility Vehicle Safety Ordinance bars motorized scooters from every sidewalk and, on…

Costa Mesa bars motor vehicles from driving in marked bicycle lanes except to park, enter or exit the roadway, or turn…

Cupertino bars motor vehicles from driving in a designated bicycle lane except to park, enter or leave the roadway, or…

Davis requires a bicyclist entering a bike lane from an alley, driveway, bicycle path or building to yield to bicycles…

Downey bans bicycle riding on sidewalks in the Central Business District and on any other sidewalk posted against it…

Dublin, California (Alameda County) lets the City Council establish bicycle lanes by resolution and back them with…

El Monte requires cyclists to use a bike path once the city has built one alongside a roadway, and bars bicycle riding…

Escondido bars cyclists from riding on any sidewalk within the city and from any public or private property posted with…

Fairfield's traffic engineer designates bicycle routes, lanes, and crossings by sign or roadway paint under § 11.5.6…

Fremont bars bicycle riding on sidewalks citywide except for children under 16, who may ride at a walking pace giving…

Fresno bars motor vehicles from driving or parking in a marked bike lane except for a short list of reasons: entering…

Fresno County Code Section 11.40.050 makes it unlawful for anyone to drive or ride any vehicle or animal other than a…

Glendale bars bicyclists from riding on public sidewalks within any business district under Municipal Code Section…

Hanford bicycle and e-conveyance riders must travel with traffic in bike lanes and on roadways, never against the flow…

Huntington Beach bans parking or driving across a bicycle lane except for permitted emergency stops, and forbids…

Irvine requires cyclists moving slower than traffic to stay in a marked bicycle lane under Sec. 4-7-208, letting them…

Kern County bars riding a horse or other animal, and operating any motor vehicle, on a designated pedestrian/bicycle…

Livermore requires cyclists in a marked bicycle lane to keep to the furthermost right-hand portion of the lane whenever…

Lodi bans riding a bicycle on the sidewalk anywhere in the business district and requires cyclists using sidewalks…

Long Beach maintains an extensive bike network, including protected lanes, buffered lanes, and sharrows on streets like…

Los Angeles authorizes its Department of Transportation to establish bicycle lanes separated from vehicular lanes and…

On county highways in unincorporated Los Angeles County, drivers must not drive in a marked bicycle lane except to…

In unincorporated Marin County, County Code Section 13.24.020 requires every bicycle, electric bicycle, and motorized…

Menifee Code of Ordinances Section 12.30.100 requires slower bicycles and e-conveyances to keep right or use the bike…

Merced Municipal Code Section 10.44.080 bars parking a bicycle on any street, sidewalk, bicycle lane, or bicycle path…

On designated bicycle paths and trails in unincorporated Merced County, motor vehicles, animal-drawn vehicles, and…

Mission Viejo bans parking or stopping any vehicle in a signed on-road bicycle lane anywhere on the city's arterial…

Moorpark bars motorists from driving in a marked bicycle lane except to park, enter or leave the roadway, or prepare…

Mountain View can bar oversized vehicles from parking on streets adjacent to class II bike lanes once the city council…

Murrieta requires cyclists moving slower than traffic to ride inside a marked bicycle lane under Municipal Code Section…

Newport Beach lets its Traffic Engineer designate and sign bicycle lanes per § 12.56.050, bars riding bikes or e-bikes…

Stopping or parking in an Oakland bike lane draws a $105 local fine under the City's own parking fine schedule for a…

Oceanside bars motor vehicles from driving in a posted bicycle lane except to enter or leave adjacent property, and…

Orange Municipal Code Chapter 10.10 bars several bicycle-lane behaviors: riding against the flow of traffic in a lane…

In unincorporated Orange County, parking or leaving a vehicle standing in a signed on-road bicycle lane along the…

In the City of Pacifica, Municipal Code Section 4-7.1205(a)(3) makes it unlawful at any time of day or night to park or…

Pasadena authorizes official bike lanes on its roadways under Municipal Code Section 10.16.120 and separately caps…

Petaluma requires cyclists to ride within a designated bicycle lane once one exists on a roadway, rather than in the…

Chapter 11.52 bans bicycles and e-bikes from posted public spots like tennis courts and construction sites, caps trail…

Rancho Cucamonga bans riding a bicycle or e-conveyance in an unsafe manner on any street, sidewalk, bike lane, trail or…

Redlands requires cyclists riding in a bicycle lane or on a bicycle path to ride single file, except where the…

Riverside makes it unlawful to drive, park, or operate any vehicle or bicycle contrary to signs marking a street or…

Riverside Transit Agency and county active-transportation plans expand bike lanes, multi-use trails, and Class IV…

Bicyclists in Rohnert Park must follow every California Vehicle Code rule for bikes on any street or public place…

California Vehicle Code §21208 requires cyclists on roadways with bike lanes to use them when traveling slower than…

Bicyclists on Sacramento County roads have the same rights and duties as motor vehicle drivers, and may ride on a…

San Clemente requires bicycle, e-bike, scooter and skateboard riders to travel with traffic and use a designated bike…

San Diego has no separate bike-lane ordinance: the ban on driving in a marked bicycle lane comes from California…

In unincorporated San Diego County, Section 72.230 of the County Traffic Code makes it unlawful to ride a bicycle on…

San Jose bicyclists entering a bike lane from an alley, driveway or building must yield to bikes already in the lane…

SLMC § 6-5-220 lets the City Council establish bicycle lanes by resolution and bans using them contrary to posted signs…

San Luis Obispo County enforces a fifty-dollar civil penalty for blocking a bicycle path under Vehicle Code Section…

San Marcos Municipal Code § 12.20.030(h) bans parking within any designated bike lane, sidewalk, or parkway citywide…

Santa Clara treats bicyclists as drivers under Section 10.05.110 of the City Code: riders get every right and carry…

Santa Clarita bars motor vehicles from marked bicycle lanes under Municipal Code Section 12.52.040. Drivers may enter a…

Unincorporated Santa Cruz County bans parking in the striped buffer of a marked bicycle lane under SCCC § 9.36.060…

Cyclists in Santa Maria must ride within a designated bike lane where one exists, may only leave it at intersections or…

Santa Rosa's camping ordinance bars anyone from sitting, sleeping, camping or storing personal property in a bike lane…

Simi Valley requires cyclists to ride within a marked bicycle lane on any roadway that has one, and bars riding a…

The City of Sonoma has no separate on-street bike lane ordinance; instead, Sonoma Municipal Code § 10.74.010 regulates…

Stockton Municipal Code § 10.12.160 requires cyclists to ride within a marked bicycle lane on any roadway where one has…

Temecula's outdoor vending ordinance bars any vendor from letting vehicles park, stop, or otherwise obstruct bicycle…

Thousand Oaks Municipal Code Section 4-3.1004 sets directional and lane-use rules for people riding bicycles on city…

Tracy bars cyclists from every city sidewalk except children under eight riding single file away from schools, stores…

Turlock requires cyclists to ride single file except on dedicated bike lanes, use a marked lane when one exists instead…

Slower cyclists on a roadway with a marked bicycle lane must ride inside it, and may only leave when passing, turning…

In the City of Ventura, Municipal Code Section 16.340.030 bars motor vehicles from marked bicycle lanes, caps bicyclist…

Vista bans riding a bicycle on any city sidewalk except where the Bicycle Master Plan approves it with signage and…

West Covina bars motor vehicles, pedestrians and animals from duly established Class I and Class II bike lanes once the…

Once Yuba City designates a bicycle lane or path along a street, cyclists must ride within it rather than in the open…

Stopping, standing, or parking in a signed or striped one-way bicycle lane on an unincorporated Yuba County road is…

El Dorado County does not write its own bike-lane conduct code; instead Section 10.08.080 lets the Board of Supervisors…

Elk Grove treats bicyclists on a highway as vehicle drivers under EGMC Section 10.12.010, giving them the same rights…

Hesperia bars residents from placing solid waste or recycling containers where they block bike lanes, sidewalks…

Placer County requires cyclists to ride within a designated bicycle lane, or a parallel bike path within 75 feet of the…

Rancho Cordova gives bicyclists on any street the same rights and duties as a motor vehicle driver under RCMC §…

Ridgecrest's code only lets the city council designate bicycle lanes and paths by resolution: it sets no separate local…

Section 7.80.010 lets San Mateo County's Director of Public Works, once the Board of Supervisors authorizes it…

Sunnyvale's city council establishes bicycle lanes, routes and bikeways by resolution, and the traffic engineer marks…

Victorville treats cyclists as vehicle drivers on city streets. Section 12.12.060 grants every person riding a bicycle…

At John Wayne Airport, no driver may pick up or solicit passengers for hire, including rideshare fares, without a…

Rideshare drivers picking up passengers at Palm Springs International Airport may stop, stage or wait only in the…

Uber and Lyft drivers may load or unload passengers at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport only from the designated…

Antioch has no ordinance naming ride-hailing pickup zones; the applicable local rule is the citywide curb-marking…

Downey Municipal Code Section 3197.1 lets the City Traffic Engineer set aside curb space exclusively for app-based…

Huntington Beach requires large worksites of 100 or more employees to build dedicated passenger loading areas for…

LAMC § 80.66.1 lets LADOT designate curb zones for taxicabs and for other vehicles "operated in passenger…

Modesto marks dedicated curb space for taxicabs and transportation network company (TNC) vehicles awaiting hire…

Monterey has no ordinance naming rideshare or TNC pickup zones specifically, but its white-curb passenger loading zones…

Pasadena marks curb space citywide as passenger loading zones with a white-painted "PASSENGER LOADING ONLY" line under…

Pomona's Zoning and Development Code lets developers trade required automobile parking for dedicated ride-share…

The City of Sonoma has no ordinance naming rideshare pickups specifically, but Sonoma Municipal Code § 10.52.010 lets…

Tracy has no ordinance written for transportation network company vehicles by name, but curbside passenger pickup and…

Santa Cruz County does not set citywide TNC pickup zones, but its Transportation Demand Management ordinance requires…

Chino Hills prohibits riding an electric bicycle or motorized scooter, including Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes, on any city…

Hanford recognizes state Class 1, 2, and 3 e-bikes but bans riding any e-bike, e-scooter, or e-skateboard on sidewalks…

Anaheim regulates every electric bicycle as a "motorized wheeled conveyance" under Municipal Code Chapter 14.72. Riders…

Electric bicycles on Brentwood's paved and unpaved trails cannot exceed 15 mph or the posted speed limit. Municipal…

Buena Park regulates e-bikes, e-scooters, and other electric mobility devices as one category under Chapter 10.56…

Carlsbad defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric bicycles by cross-reference to state Vehicle Code Section 312.5, and bars…

Chula Vista defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric bicycles by cross-reference to state Vehicle Code Section 312.5 and…

Davis caps electric bicycles and scooters offered through its permitted bike- and scooter-share program at 15 mph…

Dublin, California (Alameda County) bars riding an e-bike, e-scooter or other micro-mobility device on a pedestrian…

El Dorado County treats Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles as regular bikes on its trail facilities, exempting them…

Fairfield limits Rockville Hills Regional Park's trails to Class 1 electric bicycles only, excluding Class 2…

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 lets electric bicycles onto the city's Class I bike trails only if the bike carries…

Irvine adopts the state's Class 1/2/3 e-bike definitions by reference, then caps speeds at 28 mph on public highways…

Marin County Code Chapter 15.58, the Electric Bicycle Safety Pilot Program, bars anyone under sixteen from operating a…

Menifee Code of Ordinances Section 12.30.020 adopts the state's three e-bike classes by top assisted speed, and Section…

Monterey County Code does not split electric bicycles into Class 1, 2 or 3 for park purposes: § 14.12.060 treats every…

Murrieta Municipal Code Chapter 10.55 splits electric bicycles into three state-defined classes and folds them into…

Orange's municipal code defines e-bikes by their Class 1, 2 and 3 designations and bans Class 3 e-bikes from every…

Unincorporated Orange County defines electric bicycles by Class 1, 2 and 3 under County Code § 6-4-102, then layers its…

Petaluma treats electric-assisted bicycles and push scooters as ordinary bicycles rather than as a separate vehicle…

Pleasanton defines e-bikes as Class 1, 2 or 3 electric bicycles under state law and folds them into its bicycle rules…

Rancho Cucamonga follows the state's three-class e-bike system under Municipal Code § 10.84.010, and adds a local rule…

Redlands classifies electric bicycles into Class 1, 2 and 3 by motor assistance and top speed, then bars unsafe…

Class 1 and 2 electric bicycles may use Riverside County sidewalks and trails with restrictions, but Class 3 e-bikes…

In Sacramento County regional parks, Class 3 electric bicycles are treated as motorized vehicles: riders need a…

San Clemente adopts the state's three-class e-bike system in Municipal Code Section 10.62.010 and adds a local age…

San Diego bars kids under 12 from operating Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles anywhere in the city under SDMC §…

In unincorporated San Diego County parks, bicycles and e-bikes may only be ridden in areas the Parks Department has…

San Marcos bars anyone under 12 from operating a Class 1 or Class 2 electric bicycle anywhere in the City under SMMC…

San Rafael requires class 2 electric bicycle riders to be at least 16 years old and wear a helmet meeting state…

In unincorporated Santa Clara County parks, Class 1 and Class 2 electric bicycles may only ride trails and roads…

Temecula lets Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes ride sidewalks and trails on the same terms as bicycles, but bars them from…

Truckee defines an e-bike as a pedal bicycle with fully operable pedals and an electric assist motor capped at 750…

Vista folds low-power e-bikes into its bicycle rules: a pedal cycle with a motor under 750 watts is legally a…

Costa Mesa's Municipal Code adopts the state's three-tier e-bike system: Class 1 pedal-assist bikes cut off at 20 mph…

El Cajon Municipal Code Section 9.42.020 defines three classes of electric bicycle for city enforcement purposes…

County Code Sec. 9-1 splits e-bikes into three classes by motor type and top assisted speed, then groups all of them…

Inside Solano County parks, only Class 1 e-bikes, pedal-assist with no throttle, may ride wherever conventional…

Anaheim's City Charter flatly bans red-light cameras and any other automated traffic enforcement system. Voters wrote…

Newport Beach's City Charter flatly bans red light cameras and any other automated traffic enforcement system. Charter…

Orange has banned red-light and speed cameras outright. Municipal Code Section 10.08.080 forbids installing any…

Unincorporated Orange County bars installation of any automated traffic enforcement system, including red-light…

A low-speed vehicle in California may not be driven on any roadway with a speed limit above 35 miles per hour. Vehicle…