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(A) Bicycles shall be operated as close to the right-hand edge of the highway as is possible, and in single file when passing other vehicles, parked or moving, or any other considerable object in the highway.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81) Penalty, see § 73.99
(B) Whenever a bikepath has been provided for the exclusive use of bicycles, bicycle operators shall use the bikepath. Penalty, see § 73.99
(A) Every bicycle either owned by a resident of the town or stored within the town (excepting bicycles held primarily for resale in the ordinary course of business) shall be registered and licensed. Every owner of such a bicycle shall register the same with the Department of Police and shall complete such registration forms as are adopted from time to time by the Clerk-Treasurer. The Clerk-Treasurer shall issue a license to each applicant who has completed the registration form and paid the license fee, which license shall be affixed to and be maintained upon the bicycle registered for license.
(B) Every person who owns or stores a bicycle within the town on the effective date of this chapter shall register and license his bicycle within 60 days following the effective date; thereafter every person subject to this section shall register his bicycle and obtain a license within 30 days after becoming the owner of the bicycle or commencing the storage of the bicycle. A license shall expire on June 30 of the second year following the year of registration and issuance of license. Each bicycle shall be reregistered and relicensed on or before the expiration of any existing license and the renewal shall be for a like term not to exceed two years.
(C) Each person filing an application for registration and issuance of a license shall pay a fee of $1 for each bicycle so registered and licensed.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81)
(A) Every bicycle abandoned within the town shall be delivered to the Department of Police for safekeeping.
(B) If the bicycle is identified as to ownership, the Department of Police shall give reasonable notice to the owner and release the same to him upon request. If the bicycle is not identified as to ownership, the Department of Police shall make up a written notice and description of each bicycle so held and post the same at the Department of Police, and shall release the same to the owner upon his request, providing satisfactory evidence of the ownership of the bicycle is first established.
(C) Any bicycle which is unidentified or unclaimed following a period of 60 days after posting of notice shall be sold or disposed of in a manner determined by the Police Commission, and any proceeds of sale, after expenses, shall be delivered to the Clerk-Treasurer for deposit to the police pension fund as miscellaneous revenue.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81)
Cross-reference:
Police pension fund, see § 32.37
When a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81) Penalty, see § 73.99
No operator shall cause or permit a bicycle to curve to and from.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81) Penalty, see § 73.99
Persons riding bicycles shall give an audible signal a reasonable distance before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81) Penalty, see § 73.99
The hands of the operator of a bicycle shall be on the handlebars at all times, except while in the act of signaling.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81) Penalty, see § 73.99
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