373.01 Code application to bicycles.
373.02 Riding upon seats; handle bars; helmets and glasses.
373.03 Attaching bicycle or sled to vehicle.
373.04 Riding bicycles and motorcycles abreast.
373.05 Signal device on bicycle.
373.06 Lights and reflector on bicycles; brakes.
373.07 Riding bicycle on right side of roadway; obedience to traffic rules; passing.
373.08 Reckless operation; control, course and speed.
373.09 Parking of bicycle.
373.11 Riding on paths and pedestrian bridges.
373.12 Riding on sidewalks.
373.13 Bicycle may be impounded.
373.14 Ice cream vending wagons.
373.15 Rules.
373.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
See sectional histories for similar State law
Bicycle defined-see TRAF. 301.05
Motorcycle defined-see TRAF. 301.22
Bicycles prohibited on freeways-see TRAF. 303.06
Motorcycle operator's license required-see TRAF. 335.01 (a)
Motorcycle brakes-see TRAF. 337.18 (b)
(a) Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under the provisions of this Traffic Code, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions of this Traffic Code which by their nature can have no application.
(b) The provisions of this chapter applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to those exceptions stated herein, and shall apply to "motorized bicycles" except as otherwise provided herein.
(Ord. 615-84. Passed 8-14-84.)
(a) For purposes of this section "snowmobile" has the same meaning as given that term in Ohio R.C. 4519.01.
(b) A person operating a bicycle or motorcycle shall not ride other than upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor carry any other person upon such bicycle or motorcycle other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon, nor shall any person ride upon a bicycle or motorcycle other than upon such a firmly attached and regular seat.
No bicycle shall be used on the streets or public places in the City which shall have more than one seat for each set of pedals.
(c) A person shall ride upon a motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorcycle.
(d) No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.
(e) No bicycle or motorcycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped, nor shall any motorcycle be operated on a highway when the handle bars or grips are more than fifteen inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator.
No bicycle operated upon the streets or public places in the City shall be equipped with handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate his hands above the level of his shoulders in order to grasp the normal steering grip areas.
(f) No person shall operate or be a passenger on a snowmobile or motorcycle without using safety glasses or other protective eye device. No person who is under the age of eighteen years, or who holds a motorcycle operator's endorsement or license bearing a "novice" designation that is currently in effect as provided in Ohio R.C. 4507.13, shall operate a motorcycle on a highway, or be a passenger on a motorcycle, unless wearing a protective helmet on his head, and no other person shall be a passenger on a motorcycle operated by such a person unless similarly wearing a protective helmet. The helmet, safety glasses or other protective eye device shall conform with regulations prescribed and promulgated by the Ohio Director of Highway Safety. The provisions of this subsection or a violation thereof shall not be used in the trial of any civil action.
(ORC 4511.53)
(g) No person shall operate upon the streets or public places in the City any bicycle which has been modified or altered in such a way as to cause the pedal in its lowermost position to be more than twelve inches above the ground.
No person riding upon any motorcycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
No operator shall knowingly permit any person riding upon any motorcycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle to attach the same or himself to any vehicle while it is moving upon a roadway. This section does not apply to the towing of a disabled vehicle.
(ORC 4511.54)
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