(a) The provisions of this Traffic Code that are applicable to bicycles, electric bicycles, and e-scooters apply whenever a bicycle, electric bicycle, or e-scooter is operated upon any street or upon any shared-use path or path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a bicycle operator, electric bicycle, or e-scooter operator who violates any section of this Traffic Code described in subsection (a) of this section that is applicable to bicycles, electric bicycles, or e-scooters 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, electric bicycle, or e-scooter 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 subsection (d) of this section, in the case of a violation of any section of this Traffic Code described in subsection (a) of this section by a bicycle operator, electric bicycle operator, e-scooter operator, motor vehicle or vehicle operator when the trier of fact finds that the violation by the bicycle operator, electric bicycle operator, e-scooter operator, motor vehicle or vehicle operator endangered the lives of bicycle riders, electric bicycle riders, or e-scooter riders at the time of the violation, the court, notwithstanding any provision of this Traffic Code to the contrary, may require the bicycle operator, electric bicycle operator, e-scooter operator, motor vehicle or 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) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to violations of Section 333.01 of this Traffic Code. (ORC 4511.52)
(e) The provisions of this Traffic Code shall apply to bicycles, electric bicycles, and e-scooters except those which by their nature are not applicable.
(Ord. 2021-25. Passed 7-13-21.)