373.01 Code application to motorized bicycles.
373.02 Licensing; equipment.
373.03 Operation generally.
373.04 Reckless operation, control and speed.
373.05 Following too closely.
373.06 Attaching to vehicle.
373.07 Riding abreast.
373.08 Riding on sidewalks.
373.09 Riding in public parks.
373.10 Audible signaling device.
373.11 Exhaust systems.
373.12 Use of fictitious license; lending license prohibited.
373.13 Possession of license.
373.14 Stopping after an accident; collision with unattended vehicle.
373.15 Stopping after accident upon property other than streets.
373.16 Willfully eluding a police officer.
373.17 Registration required; reciprocal agreements.
373.18 Registration application and fee.
373.19 Registration tags and cards; transfer of ownership.
373.20 Destruction or mutilation of frame numbers, tags, seals or cards.
373.21 Parent's responsibility.
373.22 Suspension of license tag.
373.23 Impounding.
CROSS REFERENCES
Motorized bicycles defined - see TRAF. 301.22
Lights for motorized bicycles - see TRAF. 337.02
Brakes for motorized bicycles - see TRAF. 337.19
Bicycles and motorcycles generally - see TRAF. Ch. 371
Off-highway motorcycles - see TRAF. Ch. 375
Mini-bikes and go-carts - see TRAF. Ch. 377
Every person operating a motorized bicycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of the State, or by the traffic ordinances of the Municipality applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations which, by their nature, can have no application.
(Ord. 105-1983. Passed 6-6-83.)
(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, he or she 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 he or she is under 18 years of age, is wearing a protective helmet on his or her 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 his or her 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 year after the date it is issued, but in no event shall any motorized bicycle license be issued for a period longer than four years.
(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.
(f) Each probationary motorized bicycle license or motorized bicycle license shall be laminated with a transparent plastic material.
(g) Whoever violates division (a), (d), or (e) of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 4511.521)
Statutory reference:
Revocation of probationary motorized bicycle license by the State, see Ohio R.C. 4507.167
(a) A person operating a motorized bicycle shall not ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto and meeting the specifications promulgated by the Ohio Director of Public Safety.
(b) No motorized bicycle shall be used to carry more than one person at a time.
(c) A person shall ride upon a motorized bicycle only while sitting astride the seat facing forward with one leg on each side of the motorized bicycle.
(d) No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.
(e) No motorized bicycle shall be operated with any part of the handlebar more than fifteen inches above that portion of the seat occupied by the operator when the seat is fully depressed.
(Ord. 105-1983. Passed 6-6-83.)
(f) A person operating a motorized bicycle shall, when practicable, operate the same within three feet of the right edge of the roadway and shall obey all traffic rules applicable to vehicles.
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle:
(a) Without both hands upon the handle grips, except when necessary to give the required hand and arm signals or as provided in Section 373.03(d);
(b) At a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under conditions then existing;
(c) Without exercising reasonable and ordinary control over such motorized bicycle;
(d) In a weaving or zigzag course, unless such irregular course is necessary for safe operation in compliance with law.
(Ord. 105-1983. Passed 6-6-83.)
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