Mobility & Curb Rules in Wisconsin (2026)
38 rules on the books across Wisconsin, 25 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.
Appleton
Some RestrictionsRiders in an Appleton bicycle lane must travel the same direction as adjacent vehicle traffic unless the Common Council…
Read full rule →Beloit
Some RestrictionsBeloit's bicycle code, Section 13.08 of the Code of Ordinances, sets riding rules for children under 10, bans bikes…
Read full rule →Dane County
Some RestrictionsIn Dane County parks, bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles must stay on trails or grounds the parks division has…
Read full rule →De Pere
Some RestrictionsDe Pere bicyclists must follow state traffic law, keep their bikes in safe mechanical condition, and follow strict…
Read full rule →Fitchburg
Some RestrictionsFitchburg, Wisconsin keeps marked bike lanes clear of motor vehicles: Fitchburg City Code § 68-237 makes it unlawful to…
Read full rule →Green Bay
Some RestrictionsGreen Bay requires cyclists to ride within five feet of the curb, single-file in groups except on unmarked residential…
Read full rule →Kenosha County
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Code § 7.50 designates a single bicycle lane, a six-foot strip on the east side of County Highway T…
Read full rule →Little Chute
Some RestrictionsLittle Chute lets cyclists use sidewalks only where no shared-use bike lane exists or the lane is unsafe, capping…
Read full rule →Milwaukee
Some RestrictionsMilwaukee bars driving or parking an unauthorized motor vehicle in a marked bicycle or bus lane, allowing only narrow…
Read full rule →Milwaukee County
Some RestrictionsMilwaukee County park drives have no marked bike lanes, but county rules require cyclists to ride single file in the…
Read full rule →New Berlin
Some RestrictionsNew Berlin's Municipal Code requires cyclists to ride on sidewalks and sidepaths unless a designated on-street bike…
Read full rule →Rock County
Some RestrictionsRock County ordinance Sec. 5.02(17)(J) confines bicycle riding, motorized or non-motorized, inside county parks to…
Read full rule →Sun Prairie
Some RestrictionsSun Prairie bans parking any vehicle inside a designated bicycle lane. Bicycles themselves may ride on nearly every…
Read full rule →Walworth County
Some RestrictionsWalworth County has no on-street bike lane ordinance, but it does regulate bicycles on its own park trails: bikes are…
Read full rule →Waukesha
Some RestrictionsWaukesha requires every bicycle operated on its streets, sidewalks or alleys to carry a Police Department registration…
Read full rule →Waukesha County
Some RestrictionsWaukesha County confines bicycles to designated trails inside its park system and requires riders to travel single file…
Read full rule →Wausau
Some RestrictionsWausau requires every bicycle and motor bicycle operated on its streets, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, routes, or ways to…
Read full rule →Kenosha
Light RestrictionsKenosha's bicycle code requires riders to control speed and avoid collisions while using a bicycle lane, and bicycles…
Read full rule →Milton
Light RestrictionsThe City of Milton, Wisconsin requires cyclists to keep both hands on the handlebars, forbids coasting with feet off…
Read full rule →Mosinee
Light RestrictionsMosinee's bicycle article bans coasting with your feet off the pedals, riding no-hands or performing trick riding, and…
Read full rule →Racine County
Light RestrictionsRacine County can require developers to build paved, marked bike lanes or on-road bicycle routes along arterial and…
Read full rule →Wauwatosa
Light RestrictionsWauwatosa defines a bicycle lane as roadway set aside for bicycles under Wis. Stat. § 349.23(2)(a), and Wauwatosa…
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.
Waukesha County
Heavy RestrictionsWaukesha County lets Class 1 electric bicycles use its park trails the same as regular bikes but bars Class 2 and Class…
Read full rule →Ashwaubenon
Some RestrictionsVillage Code § 7-7-236 treats an 'electric bicycle,' defined at § 7-7-235 by reference to Wis. Stat. § 340.01(15ph)…
Read full rule →Little Chute
Some RestrictionsLittle Chute defines an e-bike as a pedal bike with a motor under 750 watts and a 15 mph top speed, and permits e-bikes…
Read full rule →Middleton
Some RestrictionsCity of Middleton ordinances confine electric bicycles, electric scooters, and electric personal assistive mobility…
Read full rule →Rock County
Some RestrictionsRock County caps e-bicycles, e-scooters and other vehicles at 15 mph on County Bike Paths that allow their use, under…
Read full rule →Fond Du Lac County
Light RestrictionsFond du Lac County's recreational trails allow electric bicycles under Code § 42-9(c): "Electronic bicycles will be…
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.