Mobility & Curb Rules in Tennessee (2026)
18 rules on the books across Tennessee, 8 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.
Franklin
Some RestrictionsFranklin, Tennessee bans parking, stopping, or standing a motor vehicle in a marked bicycle lane under City Code §…
Read full rule →Knoxville
Some RestrictionsKnoxville makes it an offense to drive a motor vehicle inside a marked exclusive bicycle lane, with narrow exceptions…
Read full rule →Memphis
Some RestrictionsMemphis Code § 11-24-9 bars drivers from parking, stopping or standing in a marked bicycle lane except where the city…
Read full rule →Murfreesboro
Some RestrictionsDrivers must yield to cyclists in a marked bike lane and can only cross it to turn or enter/exit the roadway, never to…
Read full rule →Nashville
Some RestrictionsMetro Code § 12.60.135 bars driving, turning through, or parking in a bicycle lane, and requires motorists to yield to…
Read full rule →Hendersonville
Light RestrictionsCyclists in Hendersonville must obey the same traffic ordinances as motor vehicle drivers, ride only on a bicycle's…
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.
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.
Chattanooga
Some RestrictionsChattanooga's Sec. 24-273 authorizes traffic-control photographic systems for red-light and speed violations, issuing a…
Read full rule →Knoxville
Some RestrictionsKnoxville's automated enforcement ordinance authorizes red-light cameras at intersections and speed cameras in school…
Read full rule →Memphis
Some RestrictionsMemphis runs no red-light camera program; its only automated photo enforcement targets speeding in active school zones…
Read full rule →Murfreesboro
Light RestrictionsCode § 32-403 still authorizes automated red-light cameras that cite stop-line runners by mail, but Murfreesboro let…
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.