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(a) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon a street, highway or public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The person is 14 years of age or older and holds either a valid operator’s license issued under R.C. Chapter 4507 or a valid motorized bicycle operator’s license issued after the person has passed the test provided in this section;
(2) The motorized bicycle is equipped in accordance with the rules adopted under division (b) of this section and is in proper working order; and
(3) The person has registered the motorized bicycle as required by the applicable Ohio law.
(b) The Ohio Director of Highway Safety, subject to R.C. §§ 119.01 to 119.13, shall adopt and promulgate rules concerning the equipment of motorized bicycles and the testing and qualifications of persons who do not hold a valid operator’s license issued under R.C. Chapter 4507. The test shall include at least a test of vision and knowledge of rules of the road.
(c) Every motorized bicycle operator’s license expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued, but in no event shall any motorized bicycle operator’s license be issued for a period of longer than four years.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(e) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (d) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle for a period not to exceed six months or authorize a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
(a) A person operating a motorized bicycle shall not ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto and meeting the specifications promulgated by the Ohio Director of Highway Safety.
(b) No motorized bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(c) A person shall ride upon a motorized bicycle only while sitting astride the seat facing forward with one leg on each side of the motorized bicycle.
(d) No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the driver from maintaining his or her grip with two hands upon the handle bars.
(e) No motorized bicycle shall be operated with any part of the handle bar more than 15 inches above that portion of the seat occupied by the operator when the seat is fully depressed.
(f) No person under 18 years of age shall operate a motorized bicycle without using safety glasses or other protective eye devices. No person who is under the age of 18 years shall operate a motorized bicycle unless wearing a protective helmet. The helmet, safety glasses or other protective eye device shall conform with regulations prescribed and promulgated by the Director of Highway Safety. The provisions of this division (f) or a violation thereof shall not be used in trial in any civil action.
(g) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(h) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (g) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle for a period not to exceed six months or authorize a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
(a) No person riding upon any motorized bicycle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(b) No operator of a motorized bicycle shall knowingly permit any person riding upon a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, toy vehicle or his or her feet on the ice and snow to attach the same to either the rider or to the motorized bicycle while it is moving upon a roadway.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(d) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (c) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle for a period not to exceed six months or authorize a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
(a) Every person operating a motorized bicycle upon a street or highway within the city shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practical, obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(b) Persons riding a motorized bicycle upon a roadway shall ride not more than two abreast in a single lane.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A second violation by the same operator or person within a period of one year shall constitute a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (c) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle for a period not to exceed six months or authorize a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
(a) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon any sidewalk within the municipality.
(b) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon any public street within the municipality which is not improved with a macadam, asphalt or concrete surface.
(c) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A second violation by the same operator or person within a period of one year shall constitute a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(d) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (c) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle for a period not to exceed six months or authorize a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
(a) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon or within a public park or public school real property in the city, unless a designated path or roadway exists therein as determined and posted by the appropriate public authority or public body entitled under law to exercise control in any such area.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A second violation by the same operator or person within a period of one year shall constitute a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(c) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (b) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle for a period not to exceed six months or authorize a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
(a) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle unless it is equipped with at least one audible signaling device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, activated by pushing a self-returning device located on the left handle bar. Such signaling device shall not consist of a siren or whistle.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A second violation by the same operator or person within a period of one year shall constitute a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(c) In addition to or in lieu of the penalty imposed under division (b) of this section, the court may prohibit such violator from riding a motorized bicycle to be impounded for a period not to exceed 30 days.
(Ord. 7-85, passed 1-28-1985)
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