(A) An all-terrain vehicle and/or an utility-type vehicle may be operated on the streets within the corporate limits, other than Main Street, but only if the operator and the vehicle comply with the provisions of this section.
(B) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle within the city limits of the city at any time other than between the hours of sunrise and sunset and shall not operate said vehicle at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit but in no event in excess of 30 miles per hour and during operation the operator shall be in a seated position straddling the vehicle with one leg on each side. No passengers are permitted to ride on an all-terrain vehicle or an utility-type vehicle operated by another, unless the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle is specifically designed by the original manufacturer for the operator and one or more passengers. No operator shall permit another to be a passenger while operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle on the streets of the city, unless the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle is specifically designed by the original manufacturer for the operator and one or more passengers. No person shall be permitted to ride, be pulled, pushed or propelled by an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle or on any object attached to the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle.
(C) No person will operate an all-terrain vehicle and/or utility-type vehicle on the streets of the city unless the operator shall have:
(1) A valid Class O operator's license, or a farm permit as provided in Neb. RS 60-4,126; and
(2) Liability insurance coverage for the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle being operated. The person operating the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle shall exhibit their license and provide proof of such insurance coverage to the peace officer requesting same at the time of investigation but the operator may provide proof of insurance to the Police Department within five days.
(D) No person will operate an all-terrain vehicle or aft utility-type vehicle on the streets of the city unless the vehicle is equipped with at least four wheels and with a headlight and taillight which shall be on at all times when operated on said streets and highways and with a bicycle safety flag, triangular in shape with an area of not less than 30 square inches and day-glow in color, which extends not less than five feet above the ground and is attached to the rear of such vehicle. Whenever an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle is moving all cargo must be securely attached to the vehicle in such a manner that the cargo will remain secured without any assistance of the operator.
(E) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or aft utility-type vehicle on the streets of the city until the owner has demonstrated proof of insurance to the Police Department or acting law enforcement agency for the City of Bridgeport and obtained an insurance decal for the current year. The Police Department or acting law enforcement agency for the City of Bridgeport will issue a decal for the current year which shall be affixed to the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle in a conspicuous place. All insurance decals will expire on December 31 in the year of issuance and must be renewed on or before January 1 of each year. The city will charge a fee of $25 for the issuance of such insurance decal.
(F) All-terrain vehicles or utility-type vehicles may be operated without complying with divisions (C), (D) and (E) hereof on streets and highways in parades which have been authorized by the state or any department, board, commission or political subdivision of the state. The Police Department or acting law enforcement agency for the City of Bridgeport is to be notified of operation pursuant to this provision at least two days in advance of the parade.
(G) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or an utility-type vehicle on Main Street.
(H) No person shall cross Main Street, Fifth Street, or any other highway including on an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle without complying with divisions (C), (D), (E) and (F) hereof except if:
(1) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately 90 degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction permits a quick and safe crossing;
(2) The vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;
(3) The operator yields the right-of-way to all on-coming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard;
(4) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at a crossing intersection; and
(5) Both headlight and taillight of the vehicle are on when the crossing is made.
(I) No person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle in the city unless the same is equipped with:
(1) A brake system and muffler system both maintained in good operating condition;
(2) A United States Forest Service qualified spark arrester.
(J) No person shall:
(1) Equip the exhaust system of an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle with a cutout, bypass or similar device;
(2) Operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle with an exhaust system so modified; or
(3) Operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle with the spark arrester removed or modified except for use in closed-course competition events with the exemption that prior to the event, the all-terrain vehicle participating in a competitive event may be exempted by the Director of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.
(K) Every all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or utility-type vehicle (UTV) as defined by the Statutes of Nebraska or the Bridgeport Municipal Code, which is operated within the jurisdiction of the city, is hereby declared to be a motor vehicle and subject to all of the motor vehicle rules of the road and traffic laws as defined in either the Nebraska Revised Statutes or the Bridgeport Municipal Code.
(Ord. 804, passed 4-8-2010; Ord. 813, passed 11-10-2010; Ord. 951, passed 4-11-2019) Penalty, see § 70.99