Mobility & Curb Rules in Maryland (2026)
27 rules on the books across Maryland, 17 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.
Baltimore County
Some RestrictionsBaltimore County Code Section 18-2-216 bars a tractor, trailer, or combination tractor-trailer from parking or standing…
Read full rule →Cecil County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Cecil County, bicycling on County park property is confined to roads and pathways designated for…
Read full rule →Frederick
Some RestrictionsStopping, standing or parking a vehicle in a bicycle lane is unlawful anywhere in Frederick under City Code Sec…
Read full rule →Howard County
Some RestrictionsHoward County defines a bike lane as any roadway or shoulder marked by a traffic control device for exclusive or…
Read full rule →Montgomery County
Some RestrictionsMontgomery County bans stopping, standing, or parking any vehicle on a bikeway, a term covering on-street bike lanes…
Read full rule →Prince Georges County
Some RestrictionsPrince George's County makes it illegal to stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a bike lane or bikeway. County Code…
Read full rule →Queen Annes County
Some RestrictionsIn Queen Anne's County, Maryland parks, bicycle riding is permitted only on roads or trails designated for it. Bicycles…
Read full rule →Anne Arundel County
Light RestrictionsCyclists may ride on public sidewalks countywide unless the Department of Public Works posts signage prohibiting it…
Read full rule →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.
Carroll County
Some RestrictionsCarroll County limits electric bicycles in county parks to Class 1 pedal-assisted models under Code of Ordinances §…
Read full rule →Gaithersburg
Some RestrictionsGaithersburg caps e-bikes and e-scooters at 20 mph on sidewalks, dropping to 10 mph when pedestrians are present, bars…
Read full rule →Red-Light Cameras
History and current status of LA's automated red-light camera program (sunset 2011), and current photo-enforcement at school-bus arms and bus-only lanes.
Prince Georges County
Significant RestrictionsPrince George's County runs red-light, speed, school-bus, and stop-sign camera programs under separate County Code…
Read full rule →Annapolis
Some RestrictionsAnnapolis authorizes stationary and mobile speed monitoring cameras under state law, mainly in school zones, but the…
Read full rule →Baltimore County
Some RestrictionsBaltimore County runs no red-light camera program; its photo enforcement is limited to speed monitoring systems in…
Read full rule →Bowie
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Bowie, the Police Department runs speed monitoring cameras in school zones and posted residential speed…
Read full rule →Calvert County
Some RestrictionsCalvert County runs no red-light camera program. The Board of County Commissioners instead authorized automated speed…
Read full rule →Charles County
Some RestrictionsCharles County has no traffic-signal red-light camera program, but it does run automated school-zone speed cameras and…
Read full rule →Howard County
Some RestrictionsHoward County runs no intersection red-light camera program under its County Code. Instead, Title 21 authorizes the…
Read full rule →Anne Arundel County
Light RestrictionsAnne Arundel County's code authorizes speed monitoring (photo speed) cameras countywide under § 12-3-109, but it does…
Read full rule →Allegany County
Few RestrictionsAllegany County bars police from using red-light or speed cameras, defined in the Code as "traffic law photo-monitoring…
Read full rule →Wicomico County
Few RestrictionsWicomico County never adopted red-light cameras; it authorized school-zone speed cameras under Bill No. 2011-05…
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.