Mobility & Curb Rules in Ohio (2026)

Cincinnati requires anyone operating a shared e-scooter rental business to hold a city franchise. Franchisees pay a…

Cleveland requires companies offering dockless shared scooters, e-bikes and bicycles to hold a permit from the Director…

Columbus lets the Director of Public Service license and regulate shared e-scooter, e-bike and bike-share vendors by…

Cuyahoga County requires a county license before any bicycle or scooter share company can operate, with fees and a…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, Chapter 377 of the Codified Ordinances lets shared electric scooters operate only…

In the City of Canton, Ohio, low-speed micromobility devices including shared electric scooters may run on streets…

Middletown lets low-speed micromobility devices like shared scooters use streets, sidewalks, and shared-use paths, but…

Section 371.16 of the Oregon, Ohio Codified Ordinances lets low-speed micromobility devices, including shared scooters…

Summit County caps low-speed micromobility devices, including rental and shared e-scooters, at 20 mph on public…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, § 416.14 allows low-speed micromobility devices on streets, sidewalks and shared-use…

Medina's Codified Ordinances bar bicycles, skateboards, mopeds, motorcycles and any other toy vehicle from public…

Akron bans standing or parking any vehicle in a bicycle lane, along with fire lanes, bus-only lanes, taxi lanes, and…

In the City of Canton, Ohio, cyclists must ride as near the right side of the roadway as practicable and obey all…

Cincinnati Municipal Code § 506-61(d) bars drivers from driving or parking in any on-street lane marked for the…

Cleveland's Traffic Code requires a cyclist to ride as near the right side of the roadway as practicable, caps…

Stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in a marked bike lane is a parking infraction under Columbus City Code, and…

Dayton requires cyclists and electric-device riders to stay as near the roadway's right side as practicable, with…

Section 373.07 of the Oregon, Ohio Codified Ordinances requires cyclists to ride as near the right side of the roadway…

Motor vehicles, snowmobiles and all-purpose vehicles are barred from any signed path set aside exclusively for bicycles…

In the City of Springfield, Ohio, cyclists riding on a roadway must keep to the right side, as near as practicable…

In the City of Elyria, Ohio, a person riding a bicycle or electric bicycle on a roadway must ride as near to the right…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, Section 475.04 requires bicyclists to ride as near to the right side of the roadway as…

Toledo requires cyclists to use an adjacent usable bike path instead of the roadway, but carves out dedicated…

In the City of Canton, Ohio, class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles may use bike paths and shared-use paths unless the…

Cleveland's Traffic Code defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric bicycles by motor power and top assisted speed, but no class…

Dayton restricts sidewalk riding for bicycles and electric transportation devices to designated bike paths, and the…

The City of Elyria, Ohio, defines three electric bicycle classes and sets where each can ride. Class 1 and class 2…

Middletown's Traffic Code splits electric bicycles into three classes and limits where each may ride. Class 1 and Class…

In the City of Newark, Ohio, Section 475.21 sorts electric bicycles into class 1, 2 and 3. Class 1 and 2 are permitted…

In the City of Oregon, Ohio, class 1 and class 2 electric bicycles may ride on bike paths and shared-use paths, but…

Parma follows Ohio's three-class e-bike system under Section 373.21: class 1 and 2 bikes (motor assist up to 20 mph)…

Springfield's Traffic Code sorts electric bicycles into Class 1, 2 and 3 by motor speed cutoff, then Section 373.16…

Summit County recognizes three classes of electric bicycles under Sec. 301.24, sorted by motor wattage and top assisted…

Akron does not run red-light cameras. Instead, Akron Police Department automated mobile speed enforcement vans…

Cincinnati Municipal Code § 502-19.1 authorizes an automated traffic enforcement system using cameras to photograph…

Cleveland runs a civil automated-camera program at roughly 50 locations citywide, ticketing red-light and speeding…

Columbus's photo traffic enforcement program uses cameras to ticket red-light runners and school-zone speeders, with…

Dayton runs a civil, non-criminal photo-enforcement program for red-light and speeding violations, with citations…

Springfield runs a civil red-light camera program under Section 303.09, administered by the Police Division. Registered…

Toledo runs a civil photo-enforcement program under TMC 303.98, using stationary and hand-held cameras to catch…

Middletown, Ohio does not run red-light or speed cameras today. City Council repealed the code's photo-enforcement…

Ohio calls a golf cart an under-speed vehicle and, unlike states that simply refuse to register one, treats it as a…