Micro-mobility rules and etiquette
Micro-mobility riders must follow all road rules, signs and traffic signals.
For everyone’s safety, keep to the right side of the road and travel in the same direction as traffic. Use bike lanes if they’re available and check for traffic before entering intersections.
Always share the road, bike lanes and trails with others.
Rules for e-bikes and e-scooters
Be 16 years of age or older to operate e-bikes or e-scooters
Park rentals in the proper place
Stop before rail tracks as soon as the red lights start flashing
Travel less than 32 kilometres per hour on e-bikes or 24 kilometres per hour on e-scooters (motor-assisted speed)
Wear a helmet (it's the law for all e-bike riders and e-scooter riders under 18)
Carry passengers, unless it's an e-bike built for multiple riders
Enter controlled-access highways like 403 and QEW
Race others
Ride on sidewalks
Take devices on MiWay buses
Text while using an e-bike or e-scooter
Use an e-bike or e-scooter while under the influence of drugs or alcohol
It’s also good to:
- Avoid carrying heavy loads
- Park responsibly to keep pathways clear
- Turn on your lights from sunset to sunrise
- Use a horn or bell to alert others that you’re passing
Where you can ride
You can ride e-bikes in Mississauga on:
- Multi-use trails along roadways
- Cycle tracks
- Bike lanes
- Park trails where signs indicate e-bikes are allowed
- All City roads except where prohibited by signage
You can ride e-scooters in Mississauga on:
- Multi-use trails along roadways
- Cycle tracks
- Bike lanes
- Major paved park trails
- Roads with a posted speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour or less
Approved park trails
All trails and parks have signs at their entry points. If the following signs are displayed it means that e-bikes and e-scooters are allowed:
These trails in Mississauga allow e-bikes or e-scooters:
- Carolyn Creek Trail
- Cheechalk Trail
- Civic View Walk
- Cooksville Creek Trail
- Etobicoke Creek Trail
- Fletcher’s Creek Trail
- Kogaydiwin Trail
- Lisgar Meadow Brook Trail
- Malton Greenway
- Millgrove Trail
- Nine Creeks Trail
- Samuelson Circle Trail
- Shaver Trail
- Sheridan Creek Trail
- Sheridan Trail
- Waterfront Trail
The City’s Parks By-law, Traffic By-law and Transit By-law regulate where e-bikes and e-scooters can be operated in Mississauga.