Columbia Riding on sidewalks ordinance (§ 14-507)
Chapter 14: Motor Vehicles and Traffic · Article VII. Cycles
In short: Riding a cycle or motor scooter on a sidewalk is banned in business districts and wherever signs prohibit it. Elsewhere, riders on sidewalks must yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking and passing them.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) No person shall ride a cycle or motor propelled scooter upon a sidewalk within a business district.
(b) The designee of the city manager is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk prohibiting the riding of cycles or motor propelled scooters thereon by any person, and when such signs are in place, no person shall disobey the same.
(c) Whenever any person is riding a cycle or motor propelled scooter upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-507
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.