474.04 RIDING BICYCLES SINGLE FILE ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY; RIDING MOTORCYCLES ABREAST.
   (a)   Every person operating a bicycle or electric bicycle upon a roadway shall ride in single file 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)   Persons riding motorcycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than two abreast in a single lane.
(Ord. 1996-50. Passed 10-16-96.)
 
   (d)   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 408.04 of the Traffic Code. (ORC 4511.55)
   Penalty - see Sections 408.01, 408.02 and 474.10