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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle within the city unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop the bicycle within reasonable limits.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle within the city between sunset and sunrise without having one light lighted on the front thereof. Every bicycle shall have a red reflector tag not less than two inches in diameter, placed so as to be plainly visible from the rear of the bicycle.
(Prior Code, § 73.21) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
(A) The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, private road, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alley, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians on the sidewalk and to all vehicles approaching on the street.
(B) Any person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall do so at that person’s own risk and shall yield the right-of-way to any and all pedestrians thereon.
(C) When any person operating a bicycle on a sidewalk is involved in a collision with a pedestrian, the operator shall be presumed to have been negligent.
(D) The presumption provided in division (C) above shall not apply to police officers operating bicycles on the sidewalks or streets of the city in the course and scope of their employment although the officers may be held negligent for actions which were in fact negligent.
(Prior Code, § 73.22) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
Any person operating a bicycle upon any road or street shall ride as near as practicable to the right-hand edge of the road or the right-hand curb except in the following circumstances:
(A) Overtaking or passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(B) Preparing to make a left turn at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway;
(C) When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions that make it unsafe to continue along the right-hand edge of the road or the right-hand curb; or
(D) Lawfully operating a bicycle on the paved shoulders of a highway as follows.
(1) Whenever a person operating a bicycle leaves the road to ride on the paved shoulder or leaves the paved shoulder to enter the road, the person shall clearly signal that intention and yield the right-of-way to all other vehicles.
(2) Any person who operates a bicycle upon a highway shall not ride more than single file except on paths set apart for the exclusive use of bicycles, not to include the paved shoulders thereof.
(Prior Code, § 73.23) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
Persons riding bicycles upon any road or street shall not ride more than two abreast, except on paths or parts of roads or streets set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(Prior Code, § 73.24) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
It shall be unlawful for more than one person to ride on a bicycle unless the bicycle is designed and intended to carry the number of persons being conveyed.
(Prior Code, § 73.25) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
It shall be unlawful for any person riding a bicycle to carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
(Prior Code, § 73.26) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
It shall be unlawful for any person to park a bicycle upon a road, street or sidewalk in such a position as to interfere with the safety or movement of vehicular or pedestrian traffic. When parked upon a sidewalk, the bicycle shall be parked within four feet of the curb. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a bicycle upon a road, street or sidewalk in areas where bicycle parking stands are maintained by the city. In such areas, bicycles shall be parked in the stands.
(Prior Code, § 73.27) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
It shall be unlawful for any rental agency to offer any bicycle for rent unless the bicycle shall first have been registered and the registration number plate attached thereto as provided in § 73.18 of this code. Bicycles offered for rental shall be equipped by the agency with lights and other safety equipment as is required by the provisions of this chapter and shall be kept in good and safe working order.
(Prior Code, § 73.28) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally, knowingly or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or alter the manufacturer’s serial frame number of any bicycle, city license or registration issued in accordance with § 73.17 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 73.29) (Ord. 98-27, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 70.999