Mobility & Curb Rules in Missouri (2026)
31 rules on the books across Missouri, 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.
Blue Springs
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, City Code Section 340.060 bars drivers from parking, standing or otherwise…
Read full rule →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 →La Grange
Some RestrictionsIn the City of La Grange, parking or standing in a designated bicycle lane is barred outright. Section 340.060 also…
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.
Blue Springs
Some RestrictionsBlue Springs' Traffic Code sorts electric bicycles into three classes by motor behavior and top assisted speed under…
Read full rule →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 Peters
Some RestrictionsIn the City of St. Peters, Missouri, the traffic code splits electric bicycles into three classes by top assisted…
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.