Chapter 2
Bicycles and Play Vehicles
   10-2-1   Definitions
   10-2-2   Lighting and Other Equipment
   10-2-3   Rules of the Road
   10-2-4   Regulation of Skateboards, Roller Skates, In-Line Skates, Rollerblades and Roller Skis
   10-2-5   Use of Motor Assisted Scooters
   10-2-6   General Bicycle Regulations
   10-2-7   Bicycle Penalties
   10-2-8   Play Vehicle Penalties
Sec. 10-2-1 Definitions.
The following definitions shall be applicable in this Chapter:
   (a)   Bicycle. Every device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and having wheels.
   (b)   Bicycles' Lane. That portion of a roadway set aside for exclusive use of bicycles and so designated by appropriate signs and markings by the responsible governing body.
   (c)   Bike Route. An area, street or trail designated by the governing body and identified by appropriate signs and markings.
   (d)   Bicycle Way. Any path or sidewalk, or portion thereof, designated for the use of bicycles by the responsible governing body.
   (e)   Carrier. Any device attached to a bicycle designed for carrying articles.
   (f)   In-Line Skates. Skates with wheels arranged in a single line rather than in pairs.
   (g)   Play Vehicles. Any coaster, skateboard, roller skates, sled, toboggan, in-line skates, roller skis, scooter, electric-driven scooter, unicycle or toy vehicle upon which a person may ride.
   (h)   Right-of-Way. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.
   (i)   Roller Skates/Roller Blades. A pair of shoes with a set of wheels attached for the purpose of moving by alternate action of the legs.
   (j)   Roller Skis. A pair of narrow strips of wood, metal, or plastic curving upward in the front with a set of wheels attached for the purpose of moving by alternate action of the legs.
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   (k)   Skate Board. A toy consisting of a short, oblong board with a pair of wheels at each end, ridden in a standing position.
Sec. 10-2-2 Lighting and Other Equipment.
No person shall operate a bicycle upon a highway unless equipped as required in Sec. 347.81, Wis. Stats.
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