(A) Riding on bicycles.
(1) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(2) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing standing vehicles or one proceeding in the same direction.
(3) Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such paths and shall not use the roadway.
(4) No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(5) The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on said sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
(6) No person shall park a bicycle upon a street or sidewalk unless it is:
(a) Against the curb,
(b) In a rack to support the bicycle, or
(c) Against a building.
(7) All bikes parked upon a street or sidewalk shall be located in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian or motor vehicle traffic.
(B) Riding on sidewalks.
(1) No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within the central business district.
(2) The Board of Public Works and Safety is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting the riding of bicycles thereon by any person. When such signs are in place, no person shall disobey them.
(3) No person 15 or more years of age shall ride a bicycle upon any sidewalk in any district except when operating said bicycle in the course of his business, trade, or employment.
(4) Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
(Ord. 79-5, passed 9-17-79) Penalty, see § 70.99