(a) Bicycles, electric bicycles and scooters are only permitted upon roadways, all purpose trails, and other paths designated for the use of bicycles, and the provisions of this Traffic Code which are applicable to bicycles, electric bicycles and scooters shall then apply whenever a bicycle, electric bicycles and scooters is operated.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a bicycle, electric bicycle or scooter operator who violates any section of this Traffic Code described in subsection (a) of this section that is applicable to bicycles, electric bicycle and scooters may be issued a ticket, citation or summons by a law enforcement officer for the violation in the same manner as the operator of a motor vehicle would be cited for the same violation. A person who commits any such violation while operating a bicycle, electric bicycle or scooter shall not have any points assessed against the person's driver's license, commercial driver's license, temporary instruction permit, or probationary license under Ohio R.C. 4510.036.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, in the case of a violation of any section of this Traffic Code described in subsection (a) of this section by a bicycle, electric bicycle or scooter operator or by a motor vehicle operator when the trier of fact finds that the violation by the motor vehicle operator endangered the lives of bicycle riders at the time of the violation, the court, notwithstanding any provision of this Traffic Code to the contrary, may require the bicycle, electric bicycle or scooter operator or motor vehicle operator to take and successfully complete a bicycling, electric bicycle or scooter skills course approved by the court in addition to or in lieu of any penalty otherwise prescribed by the Traffic Code for that violation.
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not apply to violations of Section 333.01 of this Traffic Code. (ORC 4511.52)
(e) The provisions of this Traffic Code shall apply to bicycles, electric bicycle and scooter except those which by their nature are not applicable.