§ 75.01  BICYCLES.
   (A)   The provisions of this title that are applicable to bicycles apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any public street, roadway, bike paths adjacent to roadways and upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or a shared use path.
   (B)   For the purpose of this section, ELECTRIC BICYCLE shall mean a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets the requirements of one of  three classes:
      CLASS 1 ELECTRIC BICYCLE  shall mean an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 mph.
      CLASS 2 ELECTRIC BICYCLE  shall mean an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle, and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 mph.
      CLASS 3 ELECTRIC BICYCLE  shall mean an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 mph.
      (1)   CLASS 1 and CLASS 2 ELECTRIC BICYCLES
         (a)   May be operated on public streets, roadways, bike paths adjacent to roadways and shared use paths.
         (b)   Are prohibited from being operated on a path intended to be used primarily for mountain biking, hiking, equestrian use, or other similar uses, or any other single track or natural surface trail.
      (2)   CLASS 3 ELECTRIC BICYCLES 
         (a)   May be operated on public streets, roadways and bike paths adjacent to roadways
         (b)   Are prohibited frm being operated on a path intended to be used primarily for mountain biking, hiking, equestrian use, or other similar uses, or any single track, natural surface or shared use trails.
            (By-law 8-05)
   (C)   Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a bicycle operator who violates any provisions of this title described in division (A) of this section that is applicable to bicycles 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 shall not have any points assessed against the person’s driver’s license, commercial driver’s license, temporary instruction permit, or probationary license under R.C. § 4510.036.
   (D)   Except as provided in division (E) of this section, in the case of a violation of any provision of this title described in division (A) of this section by a bicycle 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 riders at the time of the violation, the court, notwithstanding any provision of the Ohio Revised Code to the contrary, may require the bicycle 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 this traffic code or the Ohio Revised Code for that violation.
   (E)   Divisions (C) and (D) of this section do not apply to violations of R.C. § 4511.19.
(R.C. § 4511.52)  Penalty, see § 70.99