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(a) Every person operating a bicycle or electric bicycle upon a roadway 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.
(b) This section does not require a person operating a bicycle or electric bicycle to ride at the edge of the roadway when it is unreasonable or unsafe to do so. Conditions that may require riding away from the edge of the roadway include when necessary to avoid fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, surface hazards, or if it otherwise is unsafe or impracticable to do so, including if the lane is too narrow for the bicycle or electric bicycle and an overtaking vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
If the offender commits the offense while distracted and the distracting activity is a contributing factor to the commission of the offense, the offender is subject to the additional fine established under Section 303.991 of the Traffic Code. (ORC 4511.55(A))
(a) No person shall operate a bicycle or electric bicycle:
(1) Without due regard for the safety and rights of pedestrians and drivers and occupants of all other vehicles, and so as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person while in the lawful use of the streets or sidewalks or any other public or private property;
(2) Without exercising reasonable and ordinary control over such bicycle or electric bicycle;
(3) In a weaving or zigzag course unless such irregular course is necessary for safe operation in compliance with law;
(4) Without both hands upon the handle grips except when necessary to give the required hand and arm signals, or as provided in Section 373.02(d);
(5) At a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(a) No person shall park a bicycle or electric bicycle upon a sidewalk in such a manner so as to unduly interfere with pedestrian traffic or upon a roadway so as to unduly interfere with vehicular traffic.
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(a) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon any street or highway or any public or private property used by the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, unless all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The person is fourteen or fifteen years of age and holds a valid probationary motorized bicycle license issued after the person has passed the test provided for in Ohio R.C. 4511.521, or the person is sixteen years of age or older and holds either a valid commercial driver’s license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506, or a driver’s license issued under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4507, or a valid motorized bicycle license issued after the person has passed the test provided for in Ohio R.C. 4511.521, except that if a person is sixteen years of age, has a valid probationary motorized bicycle license and desires a motorized bicycle license, the person is not required to comply with the testing requirements provided for in Ohio R.C. 4511.521;
(2) The motorized bicycle is equipped in accordance with rules adopted by the Ohio Director of Public Safety and is in proper working order;
(3) The person, if under eighteen years of age, is wearing a protective helmet on the person’s head with the chin strap properly fastened, and the motorized bicycle is equipped with a rear-view mirror; and
(4) The person operates the motorized bicycle when practicable within three feet of the right edge of the roadway obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles.
(b) No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry another person upon the motorized bicycle.
(c) The protective helmet and rearview mirror required by subsection (a)(3) of this section shall, on and after January 1, 1985, conform with rules adopted by the Ohio Director of Public Safety.
(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. (ORC 4511.521)
(a) License Required. No person shall ride or propel a bicycle on any street or public way in the Municipality, or upon any part thereof, unless such bicycle has been provided with the proper license tag as required in this section.
(b) Application; Fee. Application for a license tag shall be made to the Chief of Police, upon a form to be provided by him, and shall be accompanied by a fee of one dollar ($1.00) at the time of the issuance of the license. If the Chief of Police approves the application he shall so indicate in writing thereon and deliver same, together with the fee to the Manager, but if he does not approve the application he shall return the fee to the applicant.
(c) Issuance; Records. The Manager shall have the authority to issue, upon written application, approved by the Chief of Police, bicycle licenses which shall be effective until surrendered as hereinafter provided. Every license plate shall have displayed upon it, the registration number of the bicycle to which it is issued, and the name of the Municipality. The Manager and the Chief of Police shall each keep a record of issuance of such license, to whom issued, the number thereof, and the number and make of the bicycle frame; and the Manager shall keep a record of all fees collected for issuance of such licenses.
(d) Renewal; Fee. All such licenses shall be renewed for a period of two years in the following manner:
(1) Each owner or operator of a bicycle shall secure from the Manager, on or before December 31 of each even numbered year, a new license tag and shall pay the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for the new tag, which shall replace the old tag and be attached in the same manner. The purpose of the new tag shall be recorded on the license and the duplicate thereof at the time of purchase.
(2) Additional renewals shall be made each two years thereafter in the manner and at the time herein provided for the first renewal.
(3) No owner or operator of a bicycle shall for any reason be entitled to a refund of any part of any license fee or a renewal fee.
(e) Sales and Transfers. Upon the sale or transfer of a licensed bicycle, the licensee thereof, within five days from such sale or transfer, shall remove and surrender, to the Manager, the attached license plate, or may have the Manager assign such plate to another bicycle owned or operated by the licensee, for a charge of fifteen cents ($.15).
(f) Attachment of License Plate. Upon the issuance of a license, the licensee shall affix to the bicycle a proper plate to be furnished by the Municipality, which he shall cause to be firmly attached to the frame of the bicycle in such a position as to be plainly visible from the rear. The removal of any such plate, except by proper authority or upon transfer of ownership, shall be a violation of this section.
(g) Tampering with Identification Numbers. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter the number of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this section. It shall also be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter any license plate, seal, or registration card during the time in which such license plate, seal, or registration card is operative. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the Police Department from stamping numbers on the frames of bicycles on which no serial number can be found, or in which the number is eligible or insufficient for identification purposes.
(h) Inspection of Bicycles. The Chief of Police, or any police officer shall inspect each bicycle presented to him for licensing and shall have the authority to refuse to approve the application for a license for any bicycle found to be in an unsafe mechanical condition.
(Ord. 326. Passed 5-25-66; Ord. 496. Passed 4-12-76.)
(i) Penalty. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
Whenever any bicycle shall be operated by any person in violation of the provisions of this chapter, such bicycle may be seized by any member of the Police Department and impounded in the Municipal Building for a period not to exceed sixty days. In the event that a bicycle so impounded is not claimed within ninety days by the owner or operator of same or by the parent or guardian of such owner or operator, it shall be sold by the Chief of Police and the proceeds of such sale shall be disposed of by him in the manner provided by law.
(Ord. 326. Passed 5-25-66.)
(a) The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 326. Passed 5-25-66.)
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-purpose vehicle upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, when an appropriate sign giving notice of such use is posted on the path.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any rule of the Ohio Director of Natural Resources governing the operation of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, all-purpose vehicles, and bicycles on lands under the Director’s jurisdiction.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(ORC 4511.713)
(a) The Ohio Revised Code and the Montpelier Village Code both classify motorized scooters as motorcycles. As such, motorized scooters are required to be titled and registered (license plates). Furthermore, the operator of a motorized scooter must have an operator’s license with a motorcycle endorsement or a motorcycle license.
(b) It shall be illegal to operate motorized scooters on any public land, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, parks, and parking lots.
(c) No person shall operate a motorized scooter on private land without the express permission of the owner.
(d) Any violation of this section shall be a minor misdemeanor and a second violation within two years shall be a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and further, forfeiture of the motorized scooter to the Village of Montpelier.
(Ord. 2020. Passed 2-20-05.)
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