A. Definition: As used in this section, the term "bicycle" shall mean every device propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, except scooters and similar devices, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two (2) front or rear wheels.
B. Traffic Laws Apply: Every person riding a bicycle on a street or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the Oklahoma traffic code.
C. Riding On Bicycles:
1. It is unlawful for any person propelling a bicycle to ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
2. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped, except on a baby seat attached to the bicycle; provided, that the seat is equipped with a harness to hold the child securely in the seat and that protection is provided against the child's feet hitting the spokes of the wheel, or in a seat attached to the bicycle operator.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person operating a bicycle to carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars. (Ord. 2010-6, 10-12-2010)
D. Operation Of Bicycles:
1. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall ride as close as is safe to the right hand curb or edge of the roadway, except under any of the following situations:
a. When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
b. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway.
c. When reasonably necessary to avoid conditions and while exercising due care including, but not limited to:
(1) Fixed or moving objects;
(2) Parked or moving vehicles;
(3) Pedestrians or animals;
(4) Surface hazards; or
(5) Any time it is unsafe to continue along the right hand curb or edge of the roadway; and
d. When riding in the right turn only lane.
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. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane. (Ord. 2010-6, 10-12-2010; amd. 2014 Code)
3. Whenever a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, the person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.
4. No person shall ride a bicycle on any sidewalk in the business district of the town. The business district shall consist of sidewalks on Main Street within an area bounded on the north by County Line Road, on the south to SE 4th and one block east and west of Main Street. (Ord. 2010-6, 10-12-2010)
E. Equipment Required:
1. Front Lamp: Every bicycle in use at the times described in 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 12-201, subsection B, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least one thousand feet (1,000') to the front. This subsection shall not apply to a street or highway with a speed limit of twenty five (25) miles per hour or less.
2. Rear Lamp And Reflector:
a. Every bicycle in use at the times described in 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 12-201, subsection B, shall be equipped with a lamp on the rear emitting a red light visible from a distance of at least one thousand feet (1,000') to the rear. This subsection E2 shall not apply to a street or highway with a speed limit of twenty five (25) miles per hour or less.
b. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a red reflector which shall be visible for six hundred feet (600') to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.
3. Reflective Material: Every bicycle when in use at the times described in 47 Oklahoma Statutes section 12-201, subsection B, shall be equipped with reflective material of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides for six hundred feet (600') when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.
4. Brakes: Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable its driver to stop the bicycle within twenty five feet (25') from a speed of ten (10) miles per hour on dry, level, clean pavement.
5. Siren Not Permitted: A bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren. (Ord. 2010-6, 10-12-2010; amd. 2014 Code)