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§ 73.01 OPERATION OF BICYCLES.
   (A)   No person shall operate a bicycle on the sidewalks of the city.
   (B)   No person shall operate a bicycle on any section of a public park, playground, play lot, or tot lot, except on a roadway or in a parking area.
   (C)   No operator of any bicycle shall carry another person on such bicycle.
   (D)   Persons making a left turn are required to extend the left arm out horizontally. Right turns shall be indicated by extending the left arm out horizontally and turned upward at the elbow. A stop or slowing of a bicycle shall be indicated by extending either arm out horizontally and turned down at the elbow.
Penalty, see § 73.99
§ 73.02 OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES AND MOTORSCOOTERS.
   (A)   No operator of any motorcycle, motorscooter, or power-driven bicycle shall carry another person except on a seat attached thereto or in a side car attached to the vehicle.
   (B)   No operator of a motorcycle, motorscooter, or power-driven bicycle shall operate such vehicle in any public park, except on a roadway or in a parking area.
   (C)   No operator of a motorcycle, motorscooter, or power-driven bicycle shall operate such vehicle in any play lot or tot lot.
Penalty, see § 73.99
§ 73.03 SKATING AND COASTING.
   Except on streets which may be declared from time to time as “play streets” by the city and protected by barriers or official signs, it shall be unlawful for any person on skates or riding on a coaster sled or toy vehicle of any kind, to go on any roadway except at a crosswalk.
Penalty, see § 73.99
§ 73.04 CLINGING TO VEHICLES.
   (A)   No person while riding on a bicycle, coaster sled, roller skates, or any toy vehicle shall cling to any moving vehicle on any street, or fasten or attach the vehicle on which he is riding thereto.
   (B)   No person shall ride on the projection, running board, or fenders of any vehicle.
Penalty, see § 73.99
§ 73.05 SKATEBOARDS.
   (A)   As used herein, the following words and phrases have the meanings indicated:
      (1)   “PERSON.” Any natural person, partnership, corporation, joint venture, unincorporated association of natural persons, or any combination thereof.
      (2)   “SKATEBOARD.” Any board or platform to which there is attached wheels for movement thereof by either gravity or the muscular power of someone standing upon the board or platform.
   (B)   No person shall cause, permit, allow, encourage or engage in operating a skateboard within the city upon the street, sidewalks, public rights-of-way, or parking areas as specified below:
      (1)   Fairfield Avenue from the city’s west corporation line to O’Fallon Avenue.
      (2)   Donnermeyer Drive from the city’s west corporation line to Lafayette Avenue.
      (3)   All parking lot areas for any businesses located in shopping center zones.
      (4)   Riviera Drive from Fairfield Avenue to Donnermeyer Drive.
      (5)   Taylor Avenue from Fairfield Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue.
      (6)   Covert Run Pike from Berry Avenue to Rossford Avenue.
      (7)   The portion of Memorial Parkway within the city limits.
   (C)   No person shall cause, permit, allow, encourage or engage in operating a skateboard within the city upon the streets, sidewalks, public rights-of-way or parking areas in a reckless manner as defined below:
      (1)   Disregarding traffic-control devices and stop signs.
      (2)   Obstructing or impeding vehicular traffic in any fashion.
      (3)   Traveling at an excessive speed whereby the skateboard cannot be readily stopped or controlled by the rider.
      (4)   Obstructing or impeding pedestrian traffic or endangering pedestrians by refusing to yield right-of-way to pedestrians.
      (5)   Entering streets from alleyways without stopping or without yielding the right-of-way to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
      (6)   Utilizing ramps in any fashion for skateboard jumping.
      (7)   Jumping the skateboard onto or off any walls, steps or other elevated structure.
(Ord. 89-12-3, passed 1-10-90)
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