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No bicycle or e-bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed or equipped, except that an adult driver may carry an infant securely attached to his or her person in a backpack or sling or in an infant carrier designed for bicycles or e-bicycles with a safety belt firmly attached.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.308; 1992 Code, § 10-36) (Ord. 27-83, passed 5-2-1983; Ord. 50-88, passed 6-20-1988; Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
Any person riding upon any bicycle or e-bicycle shall not attach the bicycle or e-bicycle or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a street.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.308; 1992 Code, § 10-37) (Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
Persons driving bicycles or e-bicycles upon a roadway shall not drive more than two abreast and within a roadway’s outside single-lane at any time except while in the process of passing. When persons riding bicycles or e-bicycles two abreast are riding at less than the normal speed of traffic and are approached from behind by a motor vehicle, the persons shall then ride single file in accordance with the provisions of § 72.002(c).
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.308; 1992 Code, § 10-38) (Ord. 2423, passed 6-13-1966; Ord. 27-83, passed 5-2-1983; Ord. 46-12, passed 7-10-2012; Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
No person driving a bicycle or e-bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle or e-bicycle. A person driving a bicycle or e-bicycle shall keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.308; 1992 Code, § 10-39) (Ord. 27-83, passed 5-2-1983; Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
No rider of a bicycle or e-bicycle shall remove both hands from the handle or feet from the pedals or practice any acrobatic or fancy riding on any street.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.308; 1992 Code, § 10-40) (Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
(a) No person shall, while driving a bicycle or e-bicycle upon a street, recreation trail, cycle track, or sidewalk participate in any race for speed with any other vehicle, except under permit from, and under the supervision of, the police department.
(b) By agreement with the police department, participants in an approved bicycle or e-bicycle racing event may be exempted from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable thereto, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.
(c) Tests of endurance are not considered bicycle or e-bicycle racing.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.308; 1992 Code, § 10-41) (Ord. 27-83, passed 5-2-1983; Ord. 118-18, passed 12-18-2018; Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
Statutory reference:
Bicycle races, see SDCL 32-20B-7 et seq.
No person shall ride or propel any bicycle or e-bicycle upon any street in a manner as to interfere with any pedestrian thereon.
(1957 Rev. Ords., § 13.307; 1992 Code, § 10-42) (Ord. 66-19, passed 6-18-2019) Penalty, see § 10.999
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