Mobility & Curb Rules in Idaho (2026)
15 rules on the books across Idaho, 6 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Bike Lane Rules
Rules of the road in painted, buffered, and protected bike lanes, including which vehicles may enter, parking-protected designs, and the right-of-way at intersections.
Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County Code 2-2-6(E) bars cyclists, e-bike riders, scooter users, skateboarders and in-line skaters from taking the…
Read full rule →Boise
Some RestrictionsBoise requires bicycle, e-bike and e-scooter riders to use a marked bike lane instead of the travel lane whenever one…
Read full rule →Caldwell
Some RestrictionsCaldwell requires bicycle riders to use a usable bicycle path whenever one has been provided next to a roadway, and…
Read full rule →Idaho Falls
Some RestrictionsIdaho Falls makes it an infraction to drive or park a vehicle on or across a bicycle path, except where it crosses a…
Read full rule →Meridian
Some RestrictionsMeridian bans stopping, standing, or parking any vehicle in a designated bicycle lane, or within 20 feet of a bike lane…
Read full rule →Nampa
Some RestrictionsNampa bans stopping or parking any vehicle in a bike lane or bike path citywide; violators face a parking ticket…
Read full rule →TNC Pickup Zones
Designated rideshare (Uber/Lyft) pickup-and-dropoff zones at LAX and major venues, surcharges, and how cities regulate curbside competition with taxis.
E-Bike Classes
CVC §312.5 Class 1/2/3 e-bike definitions, age and helmet rules per class, and where Class 3 e-bikes may use bike lanes vs streets.
Boise
Significant RestrictionsBoise treats e-bikes as bicycles on roads, bike lanes, and sidewalks, but bans them outright on Ridge to Rivers…
Read full rule →Ada County
Some RestrictionsAda County Code 2-2-10(G) bans e-bikes from the Ridge to Rivers foothill trail network but allows them on the paved…
Read full rule →Nampa
Some RestrictionsNampa doesn't sort e-bikes into the state's three-class system; instead it caps every eBike and eScooter at 20 mph, one…
Read full rule →Golf Carts & Low-Speed Vehicles
Where golf carts and low-speed vehicles may legally use public streets, the speed-limit ceiling on roads they can cross or travel, and the equipment, licence, insurance and age rules that apply. Cart-community towns often permit street use the surrounding state law would not.