Mobility & Curb Rules in Missouri (2026)
27 rules on the books across Missouri, 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.
Cass County
Some RestrictionsCass County Code Section 340.030 keeps designated bicycle lanes clear in unincorporated Cass County: no motor vehicle…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia, Missouri requires cyclists on Boone County city streets to ride near the roadway's right side, but riders may…
Read full rule →Florissant
Some RestrictionsSection 385.040 requires Florissant bicyclists to ride as near the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable and…
Read full rule →Independence
Some RestrictionsIndependence requires cyclists to ride near the right curb, bans riding more than two abreast on the open roadway, and…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsOn county-maintained highways in unincorporated Jackson County, cyclists must ride in a marked bicycle lane rather than…
Read full rule →Jefferson County
Some RestrictionsJefferson County requires bicyclists on any highway, roadway, or alleyway to ride as near the right side as practicable…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Some RestrictionsKansas City bans driving motor vehicles in bike lanes except to cross for driveways, alleys, or parking, and drivers…
Read full rule →Kirkwood
Some RestrictionsKirkwood Code § 14-155 bars parking or standing a motor vehicle, or leaving any other stationary object, in a…
Read full rule →Lees Summit
Some RestrictionsOnce Lee's Summit marks a bicycle lane, motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, motorized scooters, neighborhood vehicles…
Read full rule →O Fallon
Some RestrictionsO'Fallon bars parked or standing vehicles from sitting in a designated bicycle lane, and drivers may only enter one…
Read full rule →Springfield
Some RestrictionsSpringfield, Missouri bars motor vehicles from driving in or across a marked bicycle lane except to cross it to reach a…
Read full rule →St. Louis
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis bans driving any vehicle onto a bicycle/pedestrian right-of-way under Section 17.16.040, with narrow…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County lets cyclists leave the right-most travel lane and ride in a dedicated bike lane, cycle track or…
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.
Clay County
Some RestrictionsClay County limits e-bikes on its park trail system to Class 1 and Class 3 models under Code of Ordinances § 90.14A…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia's code doesn't use the state's three-class e-bike system; instead it defines one 'electrically-assisted pedal…
Read full rule →Jackson County
Some RestrictionsJackson County limits e-bike riding on its trail system to Class 1 and Class 3 models under Park Regulations § 5013.5…
Read full rule →Kansas City
Some RestrictionsKansas City folds electric-assisted bicycles into the bicycle definition instead of creating separate Class 1/2/3…
Read full rule →Lees Summit
Some RestrictionsLee's Summit sorts e-bikes into three classes by motor behavior and top assisted speed, then limits where each class…
Read full rule →St. Louis County
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis County's traffic code classifies e-bikes as "motorized bicycles," not ordinary bicycles, splitting them into…
Read full rule →O Fallon
Light RestrictionsO'Fallon treats electric bicycles as regular bicycles for rights and duties, but Class 3 e-bikes carry extra rules…
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.
Jefferson County
Heavy RestrictionsJefferson County ordinance flatly bars red light cameras and speed cameras on any road, roadway or highway in…
Read full rule →Columbia
Some RestrictionsColumbia's automated traffic control system photographs vehicles that enter a signalized intersection on a steady red…
Read full rule →St. Louis
Some RestrictionsSt. Louis authorized an automated camera enforcement program in April 2024 covering red light, stop sign, and speeding…
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.