Mobility & Curb Rules in Pennsylvania (2026)
24 rules on the books across Pennsylvania, 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.
Pittsburgh
Significant RestrictionsPittsburgh bans stopping, standing, or parking in a bicycle lane, with a narrow curbside pickup/drop-off exception for…
Read full rule →Abington
Some RestrictionsAbington Township's 1954 nuisance ordinance makes it unlawful to ride a bicycle or motorcycle, or drive a cart, wagon…
Read full rule →Allentown
Some RestrictionsChapter 177 tells cyclists exactly where on the road they belong: obey normal traffic rules unless riding the shoulder…
Read full rule →Bucks County
Some RestrictionsBucks County limits bicycles, e-bikes and e-scooters in its Park System to trails and paved roads specifically marked…
Read full rule →Erie
Some RestrictionsErie's parking code flatly bars stopping, standing or parking any vehicle inside a designated bicycle lane on city…
Read full rule →Philadelphia
Some RestrictionsPhiladelphia Code § 12-913(1)(a)(.11) bars stopping, standing or parking any vehicle within a designated bicycle lane…
Read full rule →Pottstown
Some RestrictionsMotor vehicles, including motorcycles, motorized scooters and minibikes, cannot drive in a Pottstown bike lane or…
Read full rule →Upper Darby
Some RestrictionsUpper Darby's bicycle ordinance bans riding on sidewalks within any business district or place of public gathering…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsYork County doesn't stripe on-street bike lanes, but its park system runs miles of paths and trails governed by Code §…
Read full rule →Lower Merion
Light RestrictionsWhere Lower Merion Township has designated a pedalcycle path under Schedule XXIV, cyclists must ride in that lane or…
Read full rule →Scranton
Light RestrictionsScranton has no marked-bike-lane ordinance, but it does fix where a cyclist must ride: as close to the right-hand curb…
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.
Allentown
Some RestrictionsAllentown's pedalcycle ordinance defines one lawful electric-assist category: a two- or three-wheeled cycle under 100…
Read full rule →Bucks County
Some RestrictionsBucks County defines an e-bike as a pedal-equipped, two- or three-wheel vehicle under 100 pounds with a motor of 750…
Read full rule →Delaware County
Some RestrictionsMotorized vehicles are banned from Delaware County parks, but the County Parks and Recreation Department carves out…
Read full rule →York County
Some RestrictionsYork County limits e-bikes to a single trail: the Heritage Rail Trail County Park. Code § 75-16 allows only Class 1…
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.
Bensalem
Some RestrictionsBensalem Township Code Chapter 60 authorizes automated red light cameras only at Street Road at Knights Road and at…
Read full rule →Bristol Township
Some RestrictionsBristol Township, Bucks County, PA enforces red light cameras under Chapter 60 of the Township Code, adopted by…
Read full rule →Lower Merion
Some RestrictionsLower Merion Township runs an automated red light enforcement program under Ordinance No. 4314, adopted July 16, 2025…
Read full rule →Philadelphia
Some RestrictionsAutomated cameras issue $100 red-light tickets citywide and $100-$150 tiered speed tickets on Roosevelt Boulevard and…
Read full rule →Pittsburgh
Some RestrictionsPittsburgh runs automated red-light cameras under Chapter 625 of the City Code, issuing civil fines (not moving…
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.