Mobility & Curb Rules in Michigan (2026)
22 rules on the books across Michigan, 14 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.
Dearborn Heights
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of Dearborn Heights, City Code § 32-269 bars motor vehicles from driving on or across a marked bicycle lane…
Read full rule →Ann Arbor
Some RestrictionsAnn Arbor bars driving or parking a vehicle on a bicycle path or bicycle lane except in narrow exceptions like turning…
Read full rule →Battle Creek
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, the bike lane riding rule in the Codified Ordinances sits in…
Read full rule →Clinton Township
Some RestrictionsClinton Township requires cyclists riding on a roadway to keep to the far-right edge, ride single file unless the…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit requires shared e-scooters and e-bikes to use a designated bicycle lane when one exists and bans parking any…
Read full rule →Grand Rapids
Some RestrictionsGrand Rapids prohibits parking within or on a marked bike lane and bars blocking or partially blocking one, while…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsOn roads, trails and paths the Parks and Recreation Commission administers, cyclists must ride as close to the…
Read full rule →Kalamazoo
Some RestrictionsKalamazoo's traffic code treats a cyclist as a vehicle driver: § 36-215.1 grants bicycle riders the same rights and…
Read full rule →Kent County
Some RestrictionsKent County's Parks Ordinance confines bicycles to paved roads and paths designated for riding, Section 18(B)(a)…
Read full rule →Taylor
Some RestrictionsIn City of Taylor, Michigan parks, cyclists age 15 and older must stay on paved roads or paths built for bikes rather…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland bars motor vehicles from driving on, crossing, or parking in a bicycle path, and lets cyclists ride within the…
Read full rule →Southfield
Light RestrictionsSouthfield lets its traffic engineer designate specific streets where riding a bicycle on the sidewalk is off-limits…
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.
Detroit
Some RestrictionsDetroit's code adopts Michigan's three e-bike classes verbatim: Class 1 and 3 assist only while pedaling, capped at 20…
Read full rule →Grand Rapids
Some RestrictionsGrand Rapids treats any e-bike with a motor under 750 watts as an ordinary bicycle, giving it the same street…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsWestland doesn't define e-bike classes, but bars electric bicycles fitted with both electric and gas-powered motors…
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.