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373.23 DUTY OF POLICE OFFICERS OBSERVING VIOLATIONS. (REPEALED)
   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Section 373.23 was repealed by Ordinance No. 2018-176, passed November 5, 2018.)
373.24 OPERATION OF MOTORIZED BICYCLES.
   (a)   No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, unless all of the following conditions are met:
      (1)   The person is 14 or 15 years of age and holds a valid probationary motorized bicycle license issued after the person has passed the test provided for in this section, or the person is 16 years of age or older and holds either a valid commercial driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506 or a driver's license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507 or a valid motorized bicycle license issued after the person has passed the test provided for in this section, except that if a person is 16 years of age, has a valid probationary motorized bicycle license and desires a motorized bicycle license, the person is not required to comply with the testing requirements provided for in this section.
      (2)   The motorized bicycle is equipped in accordance with the rules adopted under division (b) of this section and is in proper working order.
      (3)   The person, if under 18 years of age, is wearing a protective helmet on the person's head with the chin strap properly fastened and the motorized bicycle is equipped with a rearview mirror.
      (4)   The person operates the motorized bicycle when practicable within three feet of the right edge of the roadway obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles.
   (b)   The Director of Public Safety, subject to Ohio R.C. Chapter 119, shall adopt and promulgate rules concerning protective helmets, the equipment of motorized bicycles, and the testing and qualifications of persons who do not hold a valid driver's or commercial driver's license. The test shall be as near as practicable to the examination required for a motorcycle operator's endorsement under Ohio R.C. 4507.11. The test shall also require the operator to give an actual demonstration of the operator's ability to operate and control a motorized bicycle by driving one under the supervision of an examining officer.
   (c)   Every motorized bicycle license expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth or eighth year after the date it is issued, based on the period of renewal requested by the applicant. No motorized bicycle license shall be issued for a period longer than eight years. A person who is 65 years of age or older may only apply for a motorized bicycle license that expires on the birthday of the applicant in the fourth year after the date it is issued.
   (d)   No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry another person upon the motorized bicycle.
   (e)   The protective helmet and rearview mirror required by division (a)(3) of this section shall, on and after January 1, 1985, conform with rules adopted by the Director under division (b) of this section.
(ORC 4511.521)
Statutory reference:
   Suspension of probationary motorized bicycle license by the State, see Ohio R.C. 4510.34
373.25 BICYCLE ROUTES.
   There are hereby established in and for the City specific bicycle routes throughout the City, as follows:
   North Route:
   East on 3rd St.
   From Lorain County Metro Bike Path at York Trailhead.
   North on Middle Ave.
   East on Broad St.
   North on Washington Ave.
   East on Poplar St.
   North on Bon-Air St.
   West on Sycamore St.
   North on N. Abbe Rd. (east sidewalk)
   East on Duffy St.
   North on Georgetown Ave.
   West on Rosewood Dr.
   North on Thornwood Blvd.
   West on Thornwood Blvd.
   North on N. Abbe Rd. (east sidewalk)
   East on Burns Rd.
   North on Main Dr. LCCC
   West on Antioch Dr.
   South on Naples Dr.
   West on Greenway Dr.
   West on Huntington Circle
   North on Winthrop Dr.
   West on Timberlane Dr.
   West on Hemlock Dr.
   North on Gulf Rd.
   West on Ford Rd.
   To Black River Reservation Lorain County Metro Bike Trail.
   South Route:
   East on Ford Rd.
   From Lorain County Metro Bike Path Black River Reservation.
   South on Gulf Road
   East on Hemlock Dr.
   East on Timberlane Dr.
   South on Winthrop Dr.
   East on Huntington Circle
   East on Greenway Dr.
   North on Naples Dr.
   East on Antioch Dr.
   South on Main Dr. LCCC
   West on Burns Rd.
   South on N. Abbe Rd. (east sidewalk)
   East on Thornwood Blvd.
   South on Thornwood Blvd.
   East on Rosewood Dr.
   South on Georgetown Ave.
   West on Duffy St.
   South on N. Abbe Rd. (east sidewalk)
   East on Sycamore St.
   South on Bon-Air St.
   West on Poplar St.
   South on Washington Ave.
   West on Broad St.
   South on Chestnut St.
   West on 2nd St.
   To Lorain County Metro Bike Trail at York Trailhead.
(Ord. 99-5. Passed 1-19-99.)
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