(a) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. This audible signal must be given in such a manner as not to startle the person being overtaken and passed.
(b) No person when riding a bicycle off of the public roadway shall ride across or through any intersection involving a through street without first stopping and yielding to any oncoming traffic and/or having a walk signal from a traffic-control device.
(c) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, the person, before overtaking and passing a blind person carrying a white or metallic cane, shall give an audible signal and the right-of-way to the blind person.
(d) Every rider of a bicycle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any vehicle upon any roadway, sidewalk or bicycle path, or endangering the life, limb or property of any person while in the lawful use of the streets, sidewalks or any other private or public property.
(e) No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions then existing.
(f) The operator of a bicycle emerging from or turning into an alley, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alley, driveway or building, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on such sidewalk area. Upon entering the street, such operator shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such street.
(g) No person shall engage in trick riding or operate a bicycle without both hands upon the handle grips except when necessary to give the hand signals required herein, upon a public roadway or areas used by the public for the purpose of vehicular travel or parking in the city.
(h) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right, left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the direction of any such sign, unless such person dismounts from the bicycle to make any such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
(Ord. 2002-63, passed 4-1-2002)