Chapter 7. Bicycles. [Note]

§ 7-1. Definitions.

§ 7-2. Bicycle helmets.

§ 7-3. Persons providing bicycles for hire.

§ 7-4. Bicycle registration.

§ 7-5. Enforcement.

§ 7-6. Parental responsibility.

§ 7-7. Evidence of negligence.

 

Notes

[Note]

*Editor's note-1995 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1, amended the chapter extensively. In some cases, existing provisions were retained but were given a different section number. In those cases a complete history note has been retained, and a note giving the former section number has been included. Completely new material will carry reference only to 1995 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1. Cross references-Motor vehicles and traffic, ch. 31; bicycles in public transit facilities, § 54A-5. State law reference-Bicycles, Ann. Code of Md.,Transp. Art., § 21-1201 et seq.

Sec. 7-1. Definitions.

   In this Chapter:

   (a)    bicycle means a vehicle designed:

      (1)   to be propelled only by human power;

      (2)   to carry one or more persons; and

      (3)   with 2 wheels, one of which is at least 16 inches in diameter.

   (b)    bicycle helmet means a protective helmet designed for bicycle riders that is approved by the Snell Memorial Foundation or the American National Standards Institute, or that the Director of Transportation determines meets an equivalent standard.

   (c)   personal use means riding a bicycle by the owner or any other person who the owner authorizes to ride the bicycle without charging rent. (Ord. No. 5-161, § 1; CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 2008 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 10, §1.)

   Editor’s note—2008 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 3, states: Sec. 3. Any regulation in effect when this Act takes effect that implements a function transferred to another Department or Office under Section 1 of this Act continues in effect, but any reference in any regulation to the Department from which the function was transferred must be treated as referring to the Department to which the function is transferred. The transfer of a function under this Act does not affect any right of a party to any legal proceeding begun before this Act took effect.

Sec. 7-2. Bicycle helmets.

   A person who is under age 18 must wear a bicycle helmet when riding or being carried on a bicycle, including a bicycle with training wheels, on a public street, right-of-way, or bicycle path in the County. (CY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 1.)

   Note-Formerly, § 7-3.