Whoop-Up Drive. The Lethbridge Police Service says bikes and e-bikes are not allowed to be ridden on the roadway. (Photo: City of Lethbridge traffic camera)

By David Opinko

No bikes or e-bikes on Whoop-Up Drive, says LPS

Jul 24, 2025 | 8:52 AM

The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is issuing a public safety reminder for cyclists.

They say bicycles and e-bikes are not permitted to drive on the road or the shoulder of the road on Whoop-Up Drive.

This comes after police say they found a 29-year-old man who was riding an e-bike on the busy roadway on Wednesday, July 23.

LPS says he was impeding the flow of traffic and putting himself in danger, but nobody was hurt.

He was issued tickets under the Traffic Safety Act for careless driving and the City of Lethbridge’s Bicycle Bylaw.

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The following information was provided by LPS on cycling rules:

CYCLING PROHIBITED BY CITY BYLAW

• Do NOT ride a bicycle on:
  • Whoop-up Drive – between 4 Street South and Jerry Potts Boulevard West
  • Mayor Magrath Drive – between 6 Avenue South and the southern city limit

WHERE YOU CAN RIDE

• Multi-Use Pathways
  • Bicycles are allowed unless prohibited by a traffic control device
• Roadways
  • All roadways (other than Whoop Up Drive and Mayor Magrath Drive)
• Bike Lanes
• Sidewalks – WITH RESTRICTIONS
  • Only persons 14 and under unless a traffic control device indicates otherwise
  • You are accompanying a person 14 or younger
• All cyclists on sidewalks must yield to pedestrians

MULTI-USE PATHWAY RULES

• Yield to pedestrians
• Obey all traffic control devices
• Warn before passing with a horn or bell

BICYCLE EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Horn or bell
• Working brake
• Night riding – Must have:
• One white headlamp (front)
• One red tail lamp or rear reflector
• Helmet required for anyone under 18 (but recommended for everyone)

Stay Safe. Be Seen. Share the Path.