CHAPTER 2
BICYCLES OR MOTOR SCOOTERS

SECTION:

6-2-1: Definitions

6-2-2: Applicability Of Motor Vehicle And Traffic Laws

6-2-3: Rules For Riding

6-2-4: Alteration Of Serial Frame Number

6-2-5: Bicycle And Electric Scooter Equipment

6-2-6: Obedience To Traffic Signals And Traffic Control Devices

6-2-7: Place Of Riding

6-2-8: Parking

6-2-9: Signaling Turns

6-2-10: Passing

6-2-11: Yield To Persons In Crosswalks

6-2-12: Motorists

6-2-13: Violations

6-2-14: Severability

6-2-1: DEFINITIONS:

BICYCLE:	A.   PEDAL-ONLY BICYCLE: An upright or recumbent device having up to four (4) wheels and having at least one saddle or seat for the use of an operator, which is propelled by human power.    1.   An upright bicycle is a bicycle placing the operator of the bicycle in a position above the pedals.    2.   A recumbent bicycle is a bicycle that places the operator of the bicycle in a reclining position and behind the pedals. A recumbent bicycle requires a rear-mounted red or orange or yellow flag of minimum sixty inches (60") in height as measured from the ground. B.   ELECTRIC-ASSIST BICYCLE: An upright or recumbent device having up to four (4) wheels which is fully operable by human power and/or an electric motor of less than seven hundred fifty watts (750 W) (1 horsepower) with the following characteristics: capable of producing a maximum speed, when operated on a paved level surface and while ridden by an operator whose weight is one hundred seventy (170) pounds of: a) twenty (20) miles per hour or less when powered solely by such a motor, or b) twenty eight (28) miles per hour when combined with human power. Operators of electric-assist bicycles are required to be at least fifteen (15) years of age.
	C.   There are three (3) classes of electric-assist bicycles as defined below:    1.   Class 1 (pedal assist) is a low-speed bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. Class 1 bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks.    2.   Class 2 (throttled on demand) is a low-speed bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance when the operator is pedaling or when the operator activates and controls the motor manually, and the motor ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of twenty (20) miles per hour. Class 2 bicycles are not allowed on sidewalks.    3.   Class 3 is a bicycle equipped with a speedometer and an electric motor that provides assistance only when the operator is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour. Class 3 bicycles are not allowed on multi-use recreational trails, or sidewalks. D.   Electric-assist bicycles shall not be customized to increase speed capabilities.
BICYCLE LANE:	A portion of street or highway signed and marked for exclusive use by bicycles or electric scooters. Other modes of travel shall not travel on bicycle lanes except for making legal maneuvers such as turning movements or as otherwise allowed by law or traffic control devices.
ELECTRIC SCOOTER:	A device weighing less than one hundred fifty (150) pounds which has (a) has handlebars and an electric motor (b) is solely powered by the electric motor (c) has a maximum speed of not more than twenty (20) miles per hour and on paved level surface when powered safely by the electric motor.
MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL:	A way or place for the use and travel of pedestrians and bicycles or other authorized conveyances, the use of which is controlled by the State, County or City and the identity of which is designated by the multi-use recreational trail map as updated periodically and approved by resolution of the City Council. No multi-use recreational trail shall be considered a street or highway.
PARKING PROTECTED BICYCLE LANE:	Parking protected bicycle lane is installed next to the edge of the street and is separated from other roadway traffic by on-street parking.
ROADWAY:	Any street, sidewalk, highway, park road, bicycle lane or multi-use recreational trail upon which a bicycle or electric scooter does or may operate.
SIDEWALK:	Sidewalk means that portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)

 

6-2-2: APPLICABILITY OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAWS:

Every person operating a bicycle or electric scooter upon any roadway shall be subject to this chapter, other city traffic ordinances, and state statutes applicable to the drivers of motor vehicles, except as to special regulations in this chapter, except as to those provisions of ordinances and statutes which by their nature can have no application to bicycle or electric scooter operation, and except those provisions giving special treatment regarding police bicycles. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)

6-2-3: RULES FOR RIDING:

   A.   Attaching To Another Vehicle: No operator or passenger of a bicycle or electric scooter shall cling to or attach himself or herself, or his or her bicycle or electric scooter, to any moving vehicle.

   B.   Additional Passengers:

      1.   The operator of a bicycle may carry or tow objects or another person on a device or accessory on multi-use recreational trails if the device or accessory was designed to meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for such purposes.

      2.   The operator of a bicycle may carry or tow objects or another person on a device or accessory on streets and highways, except where prohibited by other laws, if the device or accessory was designed and meets ASTM standards for such purposes and has a height of at least forty two inches (42") or, if the height is less than forty two inches (42"), is equipped with a rear-mount red or orange or yellow flag at a minimum height of sixty inches (60") as measured from the ground. A rear mounted red reflector or red light is required.

   C.   Stopping: Every bicycle or electric scooter used upon a City roadway shall be able to safely come to a complete stop.

   D.   Maintaining Control Of Bicycle Or Electric Scooter: The operator of a bicycle or electric scooter upon a roadway shall keep the bicycle under control at all times. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)

6-2-4: ALTERATION OF SERIAL FRAME NUMBER:

It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully remove, destroy, mutilate, or alter the manufacturer's serial frame number of any bicycle or electric scooter. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)