(a) No person shall knowingly engage in trick or stunt riding or driving of any vehicle upon any part of a sidewalk, street, or other public property of the City.
(b) No person shall act or engage in behavior with purpose to facilitate the commission of a violation of division (a) of this section. Persons rendering assistance in any manner to such trick or stunt riding shall be equally charged as the participants.
(c) For purposes of this section, “trick or stunt riding” includes, but is not limited to, any activity where one (1) or more persons engages in any of the following behavior:
(1) Operating a vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to lift some or all of its tires from the surface of the road or ground;
(2) Operating a vehicle while a driver is not sitting in the driver’s seat;
(3) Operating a vehicle while a passenger is not sitting in a passenger seat;
(4) Operating two (2) or more vehicles side by side or in proximity to each other, where one (1) of the motor vehicles occupies a lane of traffic or other portion of the highway intended for use by oncoming traffic for a period of time that is longer than is reasonably required to pass another motor vehicle;
(5) Operating a vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to block or interfere with the movement of another vehicle by cutting off its passage on the street or highway or to cause another vehicle to stop or slow down in circumstances where the other vehicle would not ordinarily do so;
(6) Operating a vehicle in a manner that indicates an intention to drive, without justification, as close as possible to another vehicle, pedestrian or fixed object on or near the highway;
(7) Weaving in and out of vehicular or pedestrian traffic;
(8) Operating a vehicle at excessive speeds;
(d) This section does not apply to the operation of vehicles on public or private property when the owner of such property knowingly permits such operation.
(e) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree on a first offense and of a misdemeanor of the first degree on each subsequent offense.
(Ord. No. 726-17. Passed 10-16-17, eff. 10-20-17)