(a) Definitions.
Bicycle. Any foot-propelled vehicle, irrespective of the number of wheels in contact with the ground.
Bicycle Lane. That portion of a Roadway or Roadway shoulder that has been distinguished from the portion of the Roadway that is to be used by Motor Vehicle traffic by a painted stripe, a curb, or another bicyclist traffic control marking or device.
Motor Vehicle. Any vehicle that is propelled in whole or in part by a motor or any mechanical or artificial means, or is being pushed or towed by the same, except:
1) A Bicycle;
2) A manual or power wheelchair;
3) An electric personal assistance mobility device that constitutes a self-balancing, two-wheeled device designed to transport one person with an electric propulsion system with an average power of 750 watts or one horsepower and that has a maximum speed of less than 20 miles per hour when operated on a paved level surface powered solely by said propulsion system and is operated by a person weighing 170 pounds;
4) A City or Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation owned or leased snow plow, snow blower, sweeper, lawn mower, maintenance vehicle or repair vehicle;
5) A City or Carmel-Clay Parks and Recreation owned or leased public safety vehicle;
7) A lawn mower, sweeper, or snow removal machine weighing no more than 2,200 pounds; and
8) Any vehicle so designated in writing by the City of Carmel Board of Public Works and Safety.
Roadway. All roads, streets, highways, alleys, courts, squares, or other public ways in the City that are dedicated and open to public use for Motor Vehicle traffic.
(b) Drivers to Exercise Due Care. The driver of any Motor Vehicle operating on any roadway located within the City's corporate limits shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any person then operating a Bicycle upon such Roadway, and shall, as necessary, give warning by the sounding of a horn and by exercising such other precautions as are necessary to avoid a Motor Vehicle and Bicycle collision.
(c) Turning Right in Front of a Bicycle. When a Motor Vehicle and a Bicycle are traveling in the same direction on or along any Roadway located within the City's corporate limits, the operator of the Motor Vehicle overtaking such Bicycle shall not turn to the right in front of the Bicycle until the Motor Vehicle is safely ahead and clear of the Bicycle so as not to strike it or impede the Bicycle's forward progress.
(d) Turning Left in Front of a Bicycle. The driver of a Motor Vehicle operating within the City's corporate limits shall, when entering an intersection with the intention of turning left therein, yield the right-of-way to a Bicycle then approaching the intersection from the opposite direction whenever a failure to do so would cause the approaching Bicycle to strike the Motor Vehicle or to engage in evasive actions that impede the Bicycle's forward progress in order to avoid such a collision.
(e) Passing of Bicycles. The driver of any Motor Vehicle operating within the City's corporate limits, whenever passing a Bicycle then proceeding in the same direction on any Roadway, shall maintain at all times a distance of not less than three feet from said Bicycle during the entire passing maneuver.
(f) Boarding or Exiting from Vehicles. No person shall open or leave open the door of any Motor Vehicle standing or stopped on or along any Roadway located within the City's corporate limits in any manner that interferes with or impedes the forward progress of any Motor Vehicle or Bicycle then present in and on said Roadway.
(g) Operation of Bicycles on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane.
(1) No person operating a Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, carry any other person upon such Bicycle otherwise than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon.
(2) No person operating a Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents him or her from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
(3) No person shall operate a Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise unless the Bicycle is equipped with a light on the front of the Bicycle exhibiting a white light visible from at least 500 feet to the front and a light or reflector on the rear visible from at least 500 feet to the rear.
(4) The operator of any Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall signal his/her intent to turn, stop, or decrease speed by giving the hand/arm signals required by state law.
(5) The operator of any Bicycle on a Roadway or Bicycle Lane shall obey all posted stop and/or yield signs.
(Ord. D-2137-13, As Amended, 11-4-13)