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(1) Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic-control signs, signals and other control devices applicable to vehicles unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(2) Wherever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right, left or U-turn is permitted, it shall be unlawful for any person operating a bicycle to disobey the direction of such sign except where a person dismounts from the bicycle to make such turn, in which event, such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians. (1962 Code, Section 11-14-9)
(1) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(2) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of such.
(3) Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such paths. (1962 Code, Section 11-14-10)
The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yield the right of way to all pedestrians approaching on said sidewalk and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway. (1962 Code, Section 11-14-12)
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within the business district.
(2) The Chief of Police is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting the riding of bicycles thereon, and when such signs are in place, it shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the same. (1962 Code, Section 11-14-16)
(1) Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500') to the front and red reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from fifty feet (50') to three hundred feet (300') to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light from a distance of five hundred feet (500') to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
(2) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the brake wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement. (1962 Code, Section 11-14-17)
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