Tag:bicycle=no

This tag indicates that cycling (riding a bicycle) is not allowed on a given feature such as a highway or a crossing, according to signage or local law. It does not, by itself, indicate whether pushing a bicycle is allowed or prohibited.

Pushing or carrying bicycles

In practice, this tag most commonly occurs where pushing a bicycle is allowed, especially on features where pedestrians are also allowed (whether explicitly with foot=* or by default), since a person pushing a bicycle is considered equivalent to a pedestrian in many jurisdictions. It also occurs where pushing is prohibited, typically on features where pedestrians are not allowed (e.g., on highway=motorway).

However, sometimes pedestrians without a bicycle are allowed but any form of bicycle access (including pushing or carrying) is entirely prohibited. For clarity, in late 2025, the following tagging schemes have been discussed and proposed for where cycling is prohibited:

• Pushing also prohibited: bicycle=no + bicycle:pushing=no
• Pushing allowed: bicycle=dismount (widely supported shorthand), or equivalently bicycle=no + bicycle:pushing=yes

Country-specific defaults

In England and Wales, pushing bicycles on public footpaths (designation=public_footpath) is generally not permitted by default under highway law, unless specific local permissions apply, while it is generally allowed on sidewalks.

Examples

Sign prohibiting riding bicycles in the US.

Sign prohibiting both riding and pushing bicycles in Germany.

Example	Tagging
	On way representing highway: bicycle=dismount (or bicycle=no + bicycle:pushing=yes) if pedestrians are allowed; otherwise bicycle=no + bicycle:pushing=no
	On way representing a boardwalk with bicycles completely banned: highway=footway bicycle=no bicycle:pushing=no bridge=boardwalk surface=wood
	On way representing a walkway on a bridge: highway=footway bicycle=dismount bridge=yes surface=concrete
	On node representing a crossing: highway=crossing crossing=marked crossing:island=no bicycle=dismount (cyclists approaching from the sidewalks are required to dismount and push the bicycle across this crossing; this applies only to the crossing, not to the crossed road)

See also

• bicycle=dismount - A tag which indicates that riding is not permitted, but pushing the bike across is permitted.
• Key:access - page about access restrictions in general
• General page about bicycle infrastructure