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379.03 TRAFFIC CODE APPLICATION.
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 other motor vehicles by the laws of this State, or by the traffic ordinances of this Municipality applicable to the drivers of other motor vehicles, except as to special regulations which, by their nature, can have no application.
(Ord. 84-35. Passed 9-17-84.)
379.04 RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATION.
(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 Highway Safety.
(b) No motorized bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(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 handle bar more than fifteen inches above that portion of the seat occupied by the operator when the seat is fully depressed.
(f) No person riding upon any motorized bicycle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(g) No operator of a motorized bicycle shall knowingly permit any person riding upon a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle to attach the same to himself or to any vehicle while it is moving upon a roadway.
(h) Every person operating a motorized bicycle upon a street or highway within the Municipality shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(i) Persons riding a motorized bicycle upon a roadway shall ride not more than two abreast in a single lane.
(j) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon a sidewalk.
(k) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon or within a public park in the Municipality unless a designated path or roadway exists therein.
(Ord. 84-35. Passed 9-17-84.)
379.05 AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICE.
No person shall operate a motorized bicycle unless it is equipped with at least one audible signaling device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, activated by pushing a self-returning device located on the left handle bar. Such signaling device shall not consist of a siren or whistle.
(Ord. 84-35. Passed 9-17-84.)
379.06 EXHAUST SYSTEMS.
Motorized bicycles shall be equipped with an exhaust system, where applicable, incorporating a muffler or other mechanical device for the purpose of reducing engine noise. Cutouts and by-passes in the exhaust are prohibited. The system shall be securely attached and located so as not to interfere with the operation of the motorized bicycle. Shielding shall be provided to prevent inadvertent bodily contact with the exhaust system during normal operation. (Ord. 84-35. Passed 9-17-84.)
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