Columbia Obedience to traffic control devices ordinance (§ 14-502)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article VII. Cycles
(a) Any person operating a cycle or motor propelled scooter shall obey instructions of official traffic control signals, signs and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(b) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a cycle or motor propelled scooter shall disobey the direction of any such sign. A person may dismount from the cycle or motor propelled scooter to make any such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-502
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.