§ 72.01 PURPOSE.

   The regulations of this subchapter are applicable to bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, roller skates, and roller blades and shall apply whenever operated on any street, sidewalk, highway, or path in the town.

(Prior Code, § II.1)

§ 72.02 TRAFFIC LAWS, CONTROL.

   (A)   Every person riding a bicycle, moped, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades on a street or highway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state or by the traffic ordinances of this town applicable to the driver of a vehicle.

   (B)   Any person operating a bicycle, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades shall obey the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs, and other control devices applicable to vehicles.

(Prior Code, § II.1)

§ 72.03 RIDING ON STREETS OR SIDEWALKS.

   (A)   Every person operating a bicycle, moped, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades on a street or highway shall ride as near to the right side of the street or highway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

   (B)   Persons riding bicycles, mopeds, skateboards, roller skates, or roller blades on a street shall not ride more than two abreast.

   (C)   No person shall ride a bicycle, moped, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades on a sidewalk within the Central Business District, which shall be designated as a rectangular area from Main Cross Street, Walnut Street, and Market Street to Seminary Street.

   (D)   Whenever any person is riding a bicycle, moped, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades on a sidewalk other than the Central Business District, the person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian.

   (E)   No person shall ride a gas or electric transporter or vehicle on a sidewalk at any time.

(Prior Code, § II.1)

§ 72.04 SPEED AND SAFETY.

   (A)   No person shall operate a bicycle, moped, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades at a speed greater than is reasonable under the conditions then existing.

   (B)   The operator of a bicycle, moped, skateboard, roller skates, or roller blades emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall, on approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians, and on entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.

   (C)   No person operating a bicycle or moped shall carry any article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars.

(Prior Code, § II.1) Penalty, see § 72.99

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