Mobility & Curb Rules in Washington (2026)
60 rules on the books across Washington, 28 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.
Sammamish
Significant RestrictionsStopping, parking or leaving any vehicle standing in a marked bicycle lane is barred citywide under SMC 46.30.070(2)…
Read full rule →Seattle
Significant RestrictionsSMC 11.53.190 bars any motor vehicle operator from driving in a Seattle bicycle lane except to make a turning maneuver…
Read full rule →Auburn
Some RestrictionsAuburn bars any driver from stopping, standing or parking a vehicle within a marked bicycle lane under ACC…
Read full rule →Bellingham
Some RestrictionsBellingham requires cyclists to ride near the right side of the roadway and use a designated bicycle lane where one…
Read full rule →Benton County
Some RestrictionsBenton County bans wheeled all-terrain vehicles from bicycle lanes, bike paths and walking paths on unincorporated…
Read full rule →Edmonds
Some RestrictionsEdmonds bars drivers from stopping, standing or parking in any designated bike lane under ECC 8.48.190(B)(3). The same…
Read full rule →Everett
Some RestrictionsEverett Municipal Code § 46.28.030(A)(1)(m) bans stopping, standing or parking a vehicle on or in a bicycle lane…
Read full rule →Kent
Some RestrictionsKent prohibits stopping, standing or parking a vehicle within a marked bicycle lane on city streets. KCC…
Read full rule →Lynnwood
Some RestrictionsLynnwood Municipal Code Section 11.59.020(B) requires anyone riding a motorized foot scooter, including a shared…
Read full rule →Pasco
Some RestrictionsPasco makes it unlawful to operate a wheeled all-terrain vehicle on any bicycle trail, walking path, or bicycle lane…
Read full rule →Pierce County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Pierce County enforces Washington's bicycle riding statute as its own traffic code. PCC 10.12.010 adopts…
Read full rule →Port Townsend
Some RestrictionsPort Townsend adopts state rules of the road for bicycles and bans riding on ten named downtown sidewalks, both…
Read full rule →Snohomish County
Some RestrictionsUnincorporated Snohomish County bars garbage and recycling bins from sitting in bicycle lanes, and bars motorized foot…
Read full rule →Spokane County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Spokane County, cyclists must ride as near the right side of the roadway as practicable, may use a…
Read full rule →Spokane Valley
Some RestrictionsSpokane Valley bars motorized scooters, skateboards, and e-bikes from any street posted above 25 mph unless the rider…
Read full rule →Tacoma
Some RestrictionsTacoma bars stopping, standing, or parking any vehicle in a way that blocks a designated bike lane, path, or trail…
Read full rule →Thurston County
Some RestrictionsThurston County requires cyclists on a roadway to keep right and ride no more than two abreast, and mandates using an…
Read full rule →Federal Way
Light RestrictionsFederal Way lets cyclists ride on most sidewalks and roadways under FWRC Chapter 8.25, but bans sidewalk riding in the…
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.
Pasco
Significant RestrictionsTaxicab and TNC operators cannot pick up or drop off at the Pasco Transportation Depot without a written Depot License…
Read full rule →Bellevue
Some RestrictionsBellevue confines for-hire vehicles, including rideshare cars, to designated taxicab stands or loading zones under BCC…
Read full rule →King County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated King County, a transportation network company vehicle may not stop, stand or park on a county road…
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.
Everett
Some RestrictionsEverett limits where e-bikes and motorized foot scooters may operate inside city parks and sets brake, speed, and…
Read full rule →King County
Some RestrictionsKing County Code lets Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes use regional trails and paved pathways in county parks, but bans…
Read full rule →Pierce County
Some RestrictionsPierce County's Park Code treats Class 1 and 2 electric bicycles, as defined by RCW 46.04.169, as 'micromobility…
Read full rule →Sammamish
Some RestrictionsSammamish Municipal Code § 7A.10.030 governs electric-assisted bicycles in city parks and trails by adopting two…
Read full rule →Seattle
Some RestrictionsSMC 11.14.055 adopts three e-bike classes by motor behavior, Class 1 and 3 assist only while pedaling (cutting off at…
Read full rule →Skagit County
Some RestrictionsSkagit County's Parks and Recreation Code treats e-bikes as nonmotorized vehicles and lets riders use roads and trails…
Read full rule →Spokane Valley
Some RestrictionsSpokane Valley does not split riding rules by e-bike class. SVMC § 9.20.020 borrows the state's class 1, 2, and 3…
Read full rule →Federal Way
Light RestrictionsFederal Way defines electric-assisted bicycles by Class 1, 2 and 3 under its park code and opens city trails to…
Read full rule →Kirkland
Light RestrictionsKirkland Municipal Code 19.40 defines Class 1, 2 and 3 electric-assisted bicycles by motor wattage and cutoff speed…
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.
Bellevue
Significant RestrictionsBellevue runs automated cameras for red-light, school-zone, hospital-zone, park-zone and work-zone speeding under…
Read full rule →Auburn
Some RestrictionsAuburn police may run automated traffic safety cameras at intersections and in school speed zones under ACC 10.42.010…
Read full rule →Bellingham
Some RestrictionsBellingham runs red-light and school-zone speed cameras at five listed intersections and two schools under state…
Read full rule →Edmonds
Some RestrictionsEdmonds runs automated traffic safety cameras at two stoplight intersections and in school speed zones under ECC…
Read full rule →Everett
Some RestrictionsEverett authorizes automated cameras at arterial intersections, railroad crossings and school speed zones to cite…
Read full rule →Federal Way
Some RestrictionsFederal Way authorizes automated traffic safety cameras strictly for stoplight violations at two-arterial intersections…
Read full rule →Kent
Some RestrictionsKent runs automated photo enforcement at intersections and school zones under KCC 9.36.140 and 9.36.150, authorized by…
Read full rule →Kirkland
Some RestrictionsKirkland runs automated school-zone speed cameras, not red-light cameras: KMC 12.14.010 authorizes cameras only to…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Some RestrictionsLakewood, Washington police in Pierce County may run automated traffic cameras at signalized arterial intersections…
Read full rule →Lynnwood
Some RestrictionsLynnwood police use automated cameras only at stoplight intersections of two arterials, at railroad crossings, and in…
Read full rule →Pasco
Some RestrictionsPasco police may run automated cameras for stoplight, railroad crossing, and speed violations in school, hospital, and…
Read full rule →Pierce County
Some RestrictionsPierce County runs automated traffic safety cameras at arterial intersections to catch red-light runners, capped at six…
Read full rule →Puyallup
Some RestrictionsPuyallup runs a limited automated traffic camera program under Chapter 10.33, covering stoplight, railroad-crossing and…
Read full rule →Renton
Some RestrictionsRenton authorizes automated traffic safety cameras at arterial intersections, railroad crossings and school speed zones…
Read full rule →Seattle
Some RestrictionsSMC 11.50.570 authorizes Seattle's automated traffic safety cameras to catch stoplight violations at signaled arterial…
Read full rule →Spokane Valley
Some RestrictionsSpokane Valley's Automated Traffic Safety Camera Program, adopted under SVMC Chapter 9.60 in December 2025, authorizes…
Read full rule →Tacoma
Some RestrictionsTacoma runs automated red-light, railroad-crossing, and school and hospital speed-zone cameras under Chapter 11.60…
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.