(A) Operation.
(1) No person shall ride or propel a bicycle on a street or other public highway of the municipality with another person on the handlebars or in any position in front of the operator.
(2) No bicycles shall be ridden faster than is reasonable and proper, but every bicycle shall be operated with reasonable regard to the safety of the operator and any other persons upon the streets and public highways.
(3) Persons riding bicycles shall observe all traffic signs and stop at all stop signs.
(4) No bicycle shall be permitted on any street or other public highway from one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise without a headlight visible under normal atmospheric conditions from the front thereof for not less than 500 feet indicating the approach or presence of the bicycle, firmly attached to such bicycle and properly lighted or without a yellow or red light reflector attached to and visible 500 feet from the rear thereof. The said headlight shall give a clear, white light.
(5) No person shall ride or propel a bicycle upon any street or other public highway abreast of more than one other person riding or propelling a bicycle.
(6) Any bicycle used on a highway shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable the operator to stop the bicycle within 25 feet of the point of braking when moving at a speed of ten mph on dry, level, clean pavement.
(7) Every person riding or propelling a bicycle upon any street or other public highway shall observe all traffic rules and regulations applicable thereto and shall turn only at intersections, signal for all turns, ride at the right-hand side of the street or highway, pass to the left when passing overtaken vehicles and individuals that are slower moving and shall pass vehicles to the right when meeting.
(Prior Code, § 5-401)
(B) Clinging to motor vehicles. No person riding upon any bicycle or roller skates shall attach the same or himself or herself to any moving vehicle upon any roadway and it shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to suffer or permit any person traveling upon any bicycle or roller skates to cling to or attach himself or herself or his or her bicycle or roller skates to such vehicle so driven and operated by him or her.
(Prior Code, § 5-402)
(C) Rules of the road; applicability.
(1) Any person who operates a bicycle upon a highway shall have all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road, except for special bicycle regulations in the rules, except for those provisions of the rules which, by their nature, can have no application; and, except that, bicycles may be operated on paved shoulders of highways included in the state highway system other than state segments of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as provided in Neb. RS 60-6,142.
(2) Regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside by the Department of Roads or a local authority for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(Prior Code, § 5-403)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-611, 60-6,138, 60-6,314, 60-6,315, 60-6,316, 60-6,317
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MOTORCYCLE. Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but excluding a tractor.
MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE. Every motorcycle, including every motor scooter, with a motor which produces not to exceed five brake horsepower as measured at the drive shaft.
(Prior Code, § 5-501)
(B) Lights. No person shall ride a motorcycle upon the streets, alleys or highways from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise unless the same shall be equipped with at least one and not more than headlights plainly visible from the front and with a taillight exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the rear of such motorcycle; provided, said lamps shall comply with the requirements and limitations of the statutes of the state.
(Prior Code, § 5-502)
(C) Protective helmets required. A person shall not operate or be a passenger on a motorcycle on any highway in the state unless such person is wearing a protective helmet of the type and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles and unless such helmet is secured properly on his or her head with a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion. All such protective helmets shall be designed to reduce injuries to the user resulting from head impacts and shall be designed to protect the use by remaining on the user’s head, deflecting blows, resisting penetration and spreading the force of impact. Each such helmet shall consist of lining, padding and chin strap and shall meet or exceed the standards established in the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, 49 C.F.R. § 571.218, for motorcycle helmets.
(Prior Code, § 5-503)
(D) Rules of the Road; applicability. Any person who operates a motorcycle shall have all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road, except for special motorcycle regulations in the rules, except for those provisions of the rules which, by their nature, can have no application.
(Prior Code, § 5-504)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-639, 60-640, 60-6,219, 60-6,278 through 60-6,282, 60-6,306
(A) Unlawful operation. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a minibike upon any street or highway within the corporate limits of the municipality. For purposes of this section, MINIBIKE shall mean a two-wheeled motor vehicle which has a total wheel and tire diameter of less than 14 inches or an engine rated capacity of less than 45 cubic centimeters displacement or any other two wheel motor vehicle primarily designed by the manufacturer for off-road use only.
(Prior Code, § 5-601)
(B) Emergencies and parades. Minibikes shall be exempt from the provisions of this section during any public emergency or while being used in parades by regularly organized units of any recognized charitable, social, educational or community service organization.
(Prior Code, § 5-602)
(C) Public lands. Minibikes shall be prohibited upon the public lands owned by the municipality, except where allowed by resolution of the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 5-603)
(D) Traffic laws inapplicable. The provisions of Neb. RS Ch. 60, Arts. 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the state statutes shall not be applicable to the owners and operators of any minibike.
(Prior Code, § 5-604)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-636, 60-678, 60-6,347, 60-6,348, 60-6,352, 60-6,353
(A) Equipment.
(1) Every snowmobile operated within the municipality shall be registered with the state, as required by law. No snowmobile shall be operated upon a public street or highway unless it is equipped with at least one head lamp, one tail lamp, reflector material of a minimum area of 16 square inches mounted on each side forward of the handlebars and with brakes as prescribed by the Director of Motor Vehicles.
(2) All laws applying to the operation of other motor vehicles shall apply to snowmobiles, except those relating to required equipment and those which, by their nature, have no application.
(Prior Code, § 5-701)
(B) Unlawful acts. It shall be deemed a misdemeanor for any person to allow a snowmobile either owned or operated by him or her to be operated:
(1) Within the congested area of the municipality unless weather conditions are such that it provides the only practicable method of safe vehicular travel or said snowmobile is engaged in responding to an emergency;
(2) At a rate of speed greater than reasonable or proper under the surrounding circumstances;
(3) In a careless, reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger persons or property;
(4) Without a lighted headlight and tail light when such would be required by conditions;
(5) In any tree nursery or planting in a manner which damages or destroys growing stock; and
(6) Upon any private lands without first having obtained permission of the owner, lessee or operator of such lands.
(Prior Code, § 5-702)
(C) Public lands. Snowmobiles shall be prohibited from operation on the public lands owned by the municipality, except where allowed by resolution of the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 5-703)
(D) Regulations. A snowmobile may make a direct crossing of a street at any hour of the day if:
(1) Crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the street and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;
(2) The snowmobile is brought to a complete stop before crossing the main traveled way of the street;
(3) The driver yields the right-of-way to all on-coming traffic which constitutes an immediate hazard; and
(4) If said crossing is made between the hours of one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise under the circumstances set forth in division (E) below or during conditions of reduced visibility, said snowmobile shall be equipped with at least one tail lamp and both front and rear lights shall be on.
(Prior Code, § 5-704)
(E) Emergency operation. A snowmobile may be operated upon a public street or highway other than as provided herein in an emergency during a period of time when and at locations where snow upon the roadway renders travel by automobile impractical.
(Prior Code, § 5-705)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-663, 60-6,335, 60-6,337, 60-6,338, 60-6,344
(A) Definition. For the purposes of this section, MOPED shall mean a bicycle with fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power, an automatic transmission and a motor with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cubic centimeters which produces no more than two brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the bicycle at a maximum design speed of no more than 30 mph on level ground. Mopeds, their owners and their operators shall be subject to Neb. RS Ch. 60, Art. 6 and amendments thereto.
(Prior Code, § 5-801)
(B) Operator’s license required. No person shall operate a moped upon the streets, alleys or public highways of the municipality unless such person has a:
(1) Valid Class O operator’s license; or
(2) A valid school or learner’s permit.
(Prior Code, § 5-802)
(C) Rules of the Road; applicable.
(1) Any person who rides a moped upon a roadway shall have all the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle under the Nebraska Rules of the Road, except for special moped regulations in the rules and except for those provisions of the rules which, by their nature, can have no application.
(2) Regulations applicable to mopeds shall apply whenever a moped shall be operated upon any street, alley or public highway within the municipality or upon any path set aside by the Department of Roads or local authority for the use of mopeds.
(Prior Code, § 5-803)
(D) Operation.
(1) Any person who operates a moped shall ride only upon a permanent and regular seat attached thereto and shall not carry any other person, nor shall any other person ride on a moped unless such moped is designed by the manufacturer to carry more than one person.
(2) A person shall ride upon a moped only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward. Further, no person shall operate a moped while carrying any package, bundle or other article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands on the handlebars.
(3) No operator shall carry any person, nor shall any person ride, in a position that interferes with the operation or control of the moped or the view of the operator.
(4) Any moped which carries a passenger shall be equipped with footrests for such passenger.
(5) No person who rides upon a moped shall attach himself or herself or the moped to any vehicle on a roadway.
(Prior Code, § 5-804)
(E) Operating on roadways laned for traffic; prohibited acts.
(1) A moped shall be entitled to full use of a traffic lane of any street or highway with an authorized speed limit of 45 mph or less and no vehicle shall be operated in such a manner as to deprive any moped of the full use of such lane; except that, mopeds and motorcycles may be operated two abreast in a single lane.
(2) No person shall operate a moped between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(3) Mopeds shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(4) Any person who operates a moped on a roadway with an authorized speed limit of more than 45 mph shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable and shall not ride more than single file.
(5) No person who rides on a moped shall attach himself, herself or the moped to any other vehicle on the roadway.
(6) Mopeds shall not be operated on sidewalks.
(7) Notwithstanding the maximum speed limits in excess of 25 mph established in Neb. RS 60-6,186, no person shall operate any moped at a speed in excess of 30 mph.
(Prior Code, § 5-805)
(F) Protective helmets required. A person shall not operate or be a passenger on a moped on any highway in the state unless such person is wearing a protective helmet of the type and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles and unless such helmet is secured properly on his or her head with a chin strap while the vehicle is in motion. All such protective helmets shall be designed to reduce injuries to the user resulting from head impacts and shall be designed to protect the use by remaining on the user’s head, deflecting blows, resisting penetration and spreading the force of impact. Each such helmet shall consist of lining, padding and chin strap and shall meet or exceed the standards established in the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218, 49 C.F.R. § 571.218, for moped helmets.
(Prior Code, § 5-806)
Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-637, 60-6,278 through 60-6,282, 60-6,310, 60-6,311, 60-6,312, 60-6,313
(A) Definitions.
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE shall mean any motorized off-highway vehicle which:
(a) Is 50 inches or less in width;
(b) Has a dry weight of 600 pounds or less;
(c) Travels on three or more low-pressure tires;
(d) Is designed for operator use only with no passengers;
(e) Has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator; and
(f) Has handlebars or any other steering assembly for steering control.
(2) All-terrain vehicles which have been modified to include additional equipment not required by this section shall not be registered under Neb. RS Ch. 60, Art. 3.
(Prior Code, § 5-901)
(B) Operation.
(1) An all-terrain vehicle shall not be operated on any controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes, and the crossing of any controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes shall not be permitted. Divisions (B)(2), (B)(3) and (B)(5) below authorize and apply to operation of an all-terrain vehicle only on a highway other than a controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes.
(2) An all-terrain vehicle may be operated in accordance with the operating requirements of division (B)(3) below within the corporate limits of the village; provided that, such operation shall be allowed only on public streets and alleys and shall not be allowed in parks or other areas owed or operated by the village.
(3) An all-terrain vehicle may be operated as authorized in division (B)(2) above when such operation occurs only between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle as authorized in division (B)(2) above shall have a valid Class O operator’s license or a farm permit, as provided in Neb. RS 60-4,126, shall have liability insurance coverage for the all-terrain vehicle while operating the all-terrain vehicle on highway, and shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of 30 mph. The person operating the all-terrain vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days of such a request. When operating an all-terrain vehicle as authorized in division (B)(2) above, the headlight and taillight of the vehicle shall be on and the vehicle shall be equipped with a bicycle safety flag which extends not less then five feet above ground attached to the rear of such vehicle. The bicycle safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less than 30 square inches and shall be a day-glow in color.
(4) All-terrain vehicles may be operated without complying with division (B)(3) above on highways in parades which have been authorized by the state or the village.
(5) Subject to division (B)(1) above, the crossing of a highway shall be permitted by an all-terrain vehicle without complying to division (B)(3) above only if:
(a) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;
(b) The vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;
(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all on coming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard;
(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with another highway; and
(e) Both the headlight and taillight of the vehicle are on when the crossing is made.
(Prior Code, § 5-902)
(C) Headlights. Every all-terrain vehicle shall display a lighted headlight and taillight during the period of time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise and at any time when visibility is reduced due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions.
(Prior Code, § 5-903)
(D) Equipment requirement. Every all-terrain vehicle shall be equipped with:
(1) A brake system maintained in good operating condition;
(2) An adequate muffler system in good working condition; and
(3) A United States Forest Service qualified spark arrester.
(Prior Code, § 5-904)
(E) Prohibitions. No person shall:
(1) Equip the exhaust system of an all-terrain vehicle with a cutout, bypass or similar device;
(2) Operate an all-terrain vehicle with an exhaust system so modified; or
(3) Operate an all-terrain vehicle with the spark arrester removed or modified, except for use in closed-course competition events.
(Prior Code, § 5-905)
(F) Competition. All-terrain vehicles participating in competitive events may be exempted from Neb. RS 60-6,357 to 60-6,359 at the discretion of the Director of Motor Vehicles.
(Prior Code, § 5-906)
(G) Accident report. If an accident results in the death of any person or in the injury of any person which requires the treatment of the person by a physician, the operator of each all-terrain vehicle involved in the accident shall give notice of the accident in the same manner as provided in Neb. RS 60-699.
(Prior Code, § 5-907)
(H) Penalty. Any violation of this section which is also a violation under Neb. RS Ch. 60 may be punished under the penalty provisions of such chapter.
(Prior Code, § 5-908)
(I) Enforcement. Any peace officer of the state or of any political subdivision, including conservation officers of the Game and Parks Commission, shall be charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this section.
(Prior Code, § 5-909)
(Updated) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 60-678, 60-6,355, 60-6,357, 60-6,358, 60-6,359, 60-6,360,
60-6,361, 60-6,362