(a) (1) Individuals with mobility disabilities are permitted to use wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids, such as walkers, crutches, canes, braces, or other similar devices designed for use by individuals with mobility disabilities in any areas open to pedestrian use.
(2) No person shall operate a motorized wheelchair or other power-driven mobility device (OPDMD) except in accordance with Sandusky County Park District Policy, and other applicable policies which incorporate the following Department of Justice standards:
A. The type, size, weight, dimensions, and speed of the device;
B. The facility´s volume of pedestrian traffic (which may vary at different times of the day, week, month, or year);
C. The facility´s design and operational characteristics (e.g., whether its service, program, or activity is conducted indoors, its square footage, the density and placement of stationary devices, and the availability of storage for the device, if requested by the user);
D. Whether legitimate safety requirements can be established to permit the safe operation of the other power-driven mobility device in the specific facility; and
E. Whether the use of the other power-driven mobility device creates a substantial risk of serious harm to the immediate environment or natural or cultural resources, or poses a conflict with Federal land management laws and regulations.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, those sections of this Traffic Code that by their nature are applicable to a motorized wheelchair or OPDMD apply to the device and the person operating it whenever it is operated upon any roadway, all purpose trail, trail or upon any portion of a roadway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(b) No operator of a motorized wheelchair or OPDMD shall do any of the following:
(1) Fail to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians and human-powered vehicles at all times;
(2) Fail to give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian;
(3) Operate the device at night unless the device or its operator is equipped with or wearing both of the following:
A. A lamp pointing to the front that emits a white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet;
B. A red reflector facing the rear that is visible from all distances from one hundred feet to six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
(4) Operate the device upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of pedestrians or other specialized use when an appropriate sign giving notice of the specialized use is posted on the path;
(5) If under eighteen years of age, operate the device unless wearing a protective helmet on the person's head with the chin strap properly fastened;
(6) If under sixteen years of age, operate the device unless, during the operation, the person is under the direct visual and audible supervision of another person who is eighteen years of age or older and is responsible for the immediate care of the person under sixteen years of age.