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§ 72.04 SPEED; DIRECTION.
   Bicycles shall not be operated within the city at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing, and shall be operated as near the right-hand side of the highway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a parked vehicle, or one proceeding in the same direction.
('71 Code, § 5-4) Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
   Maximum speed limit, see R.S.A. 250:12
§ 72.05 SEATING; CARRYING PASSENGERS.
   No person operating a bicycle within the city shall ride it other than upon or astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor carry more persons upon any bicycle at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
('71 Code, § 5-5) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.06 CARRYING PACKAGES.
   No person operating a bicycle within the city shall carry upon said bicycle any package, bundle, or article which prevents the operator from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
('71 Code, § 5-6) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.07 RIDING TWO ABREAST.
   No persons operating bicycles upon a highway within the city shall ride more than two abreast, except on paths, or parts of highways established for the exclusive use of bicycle traffic, and wherever such provisions are made adjacent to a highway, bicycles shall be prohibited the use of the highway.
('71 Code, § 5-7) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.08 CLINGING TO VEHICLES PROHIBITED.
   No person operating a bicycle within the city shall attach it or himself to any moving vehicle upon the highway.
('71 Code, § 5-8) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.09 YIELDING RIGHT-OF-WAY.
   Bicycles emerging from an alley, driveway, or building within the city shall upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, or driveway yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on the said sidewalk or sidewalk area; and upon entering the highway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said highway.
('71 Code, § 5-9) Penalty, see § 70.99
§ 72.10 RIDING ON SIDEWALKS PROHIBITED; ERECTION OF SIGNS.
   No person shall operate a bicycle upon any sidewalk within the city, and the Surveyor of Highways, upon request from the Chief of Police, is hereby authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or highway prohibiting the operating of bicycles thereon.
('71 Code, § 5-10) Penalty, see § 70.99
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