373.02 RIDING UPON SEATS; HANDLE BARS; HELMETS AND GLASSES.
   (a)    For purposes of this section "snowmobile" has the same meaning as given that term in Ohio R.C 4519.01.
   (b)    No person operating a bicycle or mobility device shall ride other than upon or astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, or carry any other person upon such bicycle or mobility device other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon, and no person shall ride upon a bicycle or mobility device other than upon such a firmly attached and regular seat.
   (c)    A person operating a mobility device without a permanent and regular seat attached thereto shall not ride other than standing upon the footboard.
   (d)    No person operating a motorcycle shall ride other than upon or astride the permanent and regular seat or saddle attached thereto, or carry any other person upon such motorcycle other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat or saddle thereon, and no person shall ride upon a motorcycle other than upon such a firmly attached and regular seat or saddle.
   (e)    No person shall ride upon a motorcycle that is equipped with a saddle other than while sitting astride the saddle, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.
   (f)    No person shall ride upon a motorcycle that is equipped with a seat other than while sitting upon the seat.
   (g)    No person operating a bicycle or mobility device shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.
   (h)    No bicycle, mobility device, or motorcycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. No motorcycle shall be operated on a highway when the handlebars rise higher than the shoulders of the operator when the operator is seated in the operator’s seat or saddle.
(Ord. 103-2021. Passed 8-2-21.)