A. Seat: No person operating a bicycle shall ride other than astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
B. Number Of Persons: No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. (1988 Code § 15-1104)
C. Roadways And Bicycle Paths:
1. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
2. Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
3. If usable paths for bicycles are provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such paths and shall not use the roadway. (1988 Code § 15-1105)
D. Speed: No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. (1988 Code § 15-1106)
E. Emerging From Alley Or Driveway: The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley or driveway shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or sidewalk area extending across the alley or driveway, yield the right of way to all pedestrians approaching on the sidewalk or sidewalk area. Upon entering the roadway, the bicycle operator shall yield the right of way to all vehicles approaching on the roadways. (1988 Code § 15-1107)
F. Carrying Articles: No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand on the handle bars. (1988 Code § 15-1108)
G. Parking: No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against the curb or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle or against the building or at the curb in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic. (1988 Code § 15-1109)
H. Riding On Sidewalks:
1. No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district.
2. The City Council, by motion or resolution, is authorized to have erected signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting the riding of bicycles thereon by any person; and when such signs are in place, no person shall disobey the same.
3. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. (1988 Code § 15-1110)