Mobility & Curb Rules in New Jersey (2026)
58 rules on the books across New Jersey, 33 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.
Bergen County
Some RestrictionsBicycles, scooters, hoverboards, and similar wheeled devices are restricted to paths, roadways, or areas the county has…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Some RestrictionsBergenfield's bicycle ordinance, Chapter 111, tells cyclists exactly how to ride on Borough streets: stay near the…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 10-23 designates a striped bicycle lane on King's Highway in both directions, five feet…
Read full rule →East Orange
Some RestrictionsIn the City of East Orange, Chapter 189 requires anyone riding a bicycle, scooter, roller skates or skateboard on a…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsEdison cyclists must ride within four feet of the curb on slow-moving roadways, except when a bike lane, obstruction…
Read full rule →Gloucester County
Some RestrictionsGloucester County confines bicycling in its parks to paved roads or paths built for that purpose. Section 2(k) of the…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack's bicycle ordinance requires cyclists moving slower than surrounding traffic to ride within a marked bicycle…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Some RestrictionsHoboken requires cyclists to ride inside a marked bicycle lane once one exists on a street, under City Code § 190-50B…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsJersey City bars motor vehicles from driving or parking in a marked bicycle lane except for specific maneuvers under §…
Read full rule →Mercer County
Some RestrictionsBicycles in Mercer County parks are confined to drives, roadways, paths and trails the Park Commission has designated…
Read full rule →Monroe Township Gloucester
Some RestrictionsMonroe Township, Gloucester County, regulates its bicycle path under Chapter 100 of the Township Code. Riders must keep…
Read full rule →New Brunswick
Some RestrictionsIn the City of New Brunswick, New Jersey, § 10.36.030(J) bars drivers from driving, standing or parking in a signed or…
Read full rule →Newark
Some RestrictionsNewark requires licensed commercial e-delivery riders on dockless e-bikes and e-scooters to use an exclusive bicycle…
Read full rule →Passaic County
Some RestrictionsPassaic County confines bicycle riding on county park land to paths, roadways or other County-designated areas. Article…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, every bicycle is subject to the conditions in § 158-8, licensed or not. Riders in the…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township sets a four-foot minimum width for any designated bicycle lane and bars motorized vehicles from…
Read full rule →Plainfield
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Plainfield, New Jersey, § 16:26-7 bars leaving a pedalcycle where it hinders pedestrian or vehicular…
Read full rule →Somerset County
Some RestrictionsSomerset County Park Commission Regulations reserve paths built for pedestrian and bicycle travel, plus Equestrian…
Read full rule →Trenton
Some RestrictionsTrenton bans operating a motorized vehicle on any section of a city bikeway, keeping bikeways clear for cyclists, with…
Read full rule →Union County
Some RestrictionsOn county-controlled property, Union County bars leaving a bicycle where it blocks a sidewalk or path, requires…
Read full rule →Vineland
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Vineland, § 694-51.1 designates specific street segments, including Elmer Street, South Seventh Street…
Read full rule →West New York
Some RestrictionsIn the Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, cyclists keep to the right side of the roadway, ride single…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Light RestrictionsHamilton Township Code designates specific street segments as official bicycle lanes and sets a minimum lane width of…
Read full rule →Howell
Light RestrictionsChapter 65 of the Howell Township Code sets the riding rules for bicycles on Township roadways: a white front light and…
Read full rule →Old Bridge
Light RestrictionsOld Bridge Township has not designated any bicycle lanes on its public streets: the schedule at Township Code Section…
Read full rule →Toms River
Light RestrictionsToms River Township makes it unlawful to ride or propel a bicycle or similar vehicle on any township sidewalk…
Read full rule →Wayne
Light RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, § 129-20 makes it unlawful to ride a bicycle in a public park or recreation area without reasonable…
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.
Union County
Heavy RestrictionsUnion County bars low-speed electric bicycles and other e-bikes, along with electric and motorized scooters, from every…
Read full rule →Hoboken
Significant RestrictionsHoboken defines Class 1 and Class 2 low-speed electric bicycles under City Code § 190-50J(6) by whether the motor only…
Read full rule →West New York
Significant RestrictionsThe Town of West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey, defines low-speed electric bicycles as class 1 (pedal assist…
Read full rule →Brick
Some RestrictionsBrick Township adopts New Jersey's two-class e-bike system: Class 1 and Class 2 low-speed electric bicycles can use…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Some RestrictionsHackensack's bicycle ordinance defines two classes of low-speed electric bicycles under Chapter 63: Class 1…
Read full rule →Jackson
Some RestrictionsJackson Township adopts the state's three-class e-bike system under Chapter 111. Class 1 and 2 low-speed electric…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden defines class 1 and class 2 low-speed electric bicycles by motor assist type and 20-mph cutoff, then bars every…
Read full rule →Piscataway
Some RestrictionsPiscataway Township Code § 7-42.2 defines Class 1 e-bikes (pedal-assist only, cutting off at 20 mph) and Class 2…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Some RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood Code Section 241-1 defines low-speed electric bicycles using New Jersey's two-class system. A…
Read full rule →Wayne
Some RestrictionsIn Wayne Township, New Jersey, Chapter 202 of the Township Code defines two classes of low-speed electric bicycle…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Some RestrictionsWoodbridge Code § 7-45.1, added August 26, 2025, splits e-bikes into three classes by motor behavior and top speed…
Read full rule →Freight Loading Policy
Citywide freight and delivery management rules, including off-hour delivery pilots, last-mile micro-hubs, and curbside loading-zone allocation for trucks.
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.
New Brunswick
Significant RestrictionsIn the City of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, Chapter 10.48 authorizes a traffic control signal…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Some RestrictionsCherry Hill Township Code § 10-21.2 authorized a traffic control signal monitoring system, the Township's red-light…
Read full rule →Edison
Some RestrictionsEdison's code still authorizes red-light camera enforcement at approved intersections, but the state pilot law behind…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden installed a traffic control signal monitoring system under Ordinance No. 52-32, adopted through New Jersey's…
Read full rule →Perth Amboy
Light RestrictionsIn the City of Perth Amboy, § 414-1.1(B) designates Convery Boulevard between Smith Street and Pfieffer Boulevard for a…
Read full rule →Woodbridge
Light RestrictionsWoodbridge adopted § 3-45 in 2008 to run red-light cameras under New Jersey's statewide pilot program, with fines of…
Read full rule →Toms River
Few RestrictionsToms River adopted a red-light camera ordinance in 2008, but New Jersey's statewide pilot program lost its statutory…
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.