Every person operating a bicycle shall be granted all the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to a driver of a vehicle by the laws of the state or by any provision of this code or other ordinance of this town, except as to provisions in such laws and ordinances that by their nature can have no application to bicycles.
(R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-19-3) ('73 Code, § 5-14) (Ord. passed 5-7-56) Penalty, see § 70.99