371.01 Code application to bicycles and mobility devices.
371.02 Riding upon seats; carrying packages; motorcycle handle bars; helmets and glasses.
371.03 Attaching bicycles, mobility devices, motorcycles to other vehicles.
371.04 Riding on right side of roadway; riding abreast.
371.05 Lights, signal devices, brakes on bicycles or mobility devices.
371.06 Riding bicycles upon sidewalks.
371.07 Riding bicycles or mobility devices on controlled-access highways, expressways, etc.
371.08 Safe riding regulations for bicycles or mobility devices.
371.09 Parking; locks.
371.10 Registration of bicycles required; reciprocal agreements. (Repealed)
371.11 Registration application and fee. (Repealed)
371.12 Registration tags and cards; transfer of ownership. (Repealed)
371.13 Purchase and sale of secondhand bicycles. (Repealed)
371.14 Destruction or mutilation of frame numbers, tags, seals or cards.
371.15 Parent's responsibility.
371.16 Suspension of riding privileges; impounding of bicycles. (Repealed)
371.17 Helmets.
CROSS REFERENCES
See section histories for similar State law
Donation of bicycles to needy families - see ADM. 141.10
Bicycle defined - see TRAF. 301.05
Motorcycle defined - see TRAF. 301.21
Bicycles prohibited on freeways - see TRAF. 311.05
Operation of vehicles on bicycle paths - see TRAF. 331.39
Motorcycle operator's license required - see TRAF. 335.01
Motorcycle headlight - see TRAF. 337.03
Motorcycle brakes - see TRAF. 337.19
Off-highway motorcycles - see TRAF. Ch. 375
(a) The provisions of this Traffic Code which are applicable to bicycles or mobility devices apply whenever a bicycle or mobility device is operated upon any street or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or mobility devices.
(b) Except as provided in division (d) of this section, a bicycle or mobility device operator who violates any section of the Traffic Code described in division (a) of this section that is applicable to bicycles or mobility devices may be issued a ticket, citation, or summons by a law enforcement officer for the violation in the same manner as the operator of a motor vehicle would be cited for the same violation. A person who commits any such violation while operating a bicycle or mobility device shall not have any points assessed against the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or probationary license under Ohio R.C. 4510.036.
(c) Except as provided in division (d) of this section, in the case of a violation of any section of the Traffic Code described in division (a) of this section by a bicycle or mobility device operator or by a motor vehicle operator when the trier of fact finds that the violation by the motor vehicle operator endangered the lives of bicycle or mobility device riders at the time of the violation, the court, notwithstanding any provision of the Traffic Code to the contrary, may require the bicycle or mobility device operator or motor vehicle operator to take and successfully complete a bicycling skills course approved by the court in addition to or in lieu of any penalty otherwise prescribed by the Traffic Code for that violation.
(d) Divisions (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to violations of Section 333.01.
(e) Every person operating a bicycle or mobility device shall obey the instructions of official traffic control devices and signals applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(Ord. 81-2016. Passed 6-20-16; Ord. 115-2020. Passed 10-5-20.)
(a) For purposes of this section, "snowmobile" has the same meaning as given that term in Ohio R.C. 4519.01.
(b) A person operating a bicycle, mobility device or motorcycle shall not ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor carry any other person upon such bicycle, or mobility device or motorcycle other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon, nor shall any person ride upon a bicycle, or mobility device or motorcycle 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) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.
(e) 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 handlebars.
(f) 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, nor shall any motorcycle be operated on a highway when the handlebars or grips are more than 15 inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator.
(g) No person shall operate or be a passenger on a snowmobile or motorcycle without using safety glasses or other protective eye device. No person who is under the age of 18 years, or who holds a motorcycle operator's endorsement or license bearing a “NOVICE” designation that is currently in effect as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.13, shall operate a motorcycle on a highway, or be a passenger on a motorcycle, unless wearing a protective helmet on his or her head, and no other person shall be a passenger on a motorcycle operated by such a person unless similarly wearing a protective helmet. The helmet, safety glasses, or other protective eye device shall conform with regulations prescribed and promulgated by the Director of Public Safety. The provisions of this division or a violation thereof shall not be used in the trial of any civil action.
(Ord. 115-2020. Passed 10-5-20.)
(ORC 4511.53)
(a) No person riding upon any motorcycle, bicycle, mobility device, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(b) No operator shall knowingly permit any person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle to attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle while it is moving upon a roadway.
(c) This section does not apply to towing a disabled vehicle.
(Ord. 115-2020. Passed 10-5-20.)
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