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A. Lights And Reflectors: Requirements for lights and reflectors are as follows:
1. Every bicycle or electric scooter ridden at any time from sunset to sunrise and at such other times when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to render persons and vehicles clearly discernable on a roadway at a distance of three hundred feet (300') ahead shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least three hundred feet (300') to the front and also a red light visible from a distance of three hundred feet (300') to the rear.
2. Body attachment equipment such as lights attached to the head, back, arm, or leg are allowed as long as white color is used on the front and a red color is used on back. If a rear red body attachment lamp is used then a red reflector attached to the bicycle or electric scooter is acceptable on the rear.
3. A citation issued for failure to have a front or rear lamp on a bicycle or electric scooter or on a bicycle rider or electric scooter operator as required shall first provide for a seventy two (72) hour period within which the person charged with the violation shall install, replace or repair the lamp. If the person complies with the directive to install, replace or repair the headlamp or rear lamp within the allotted time period, the citation shall be expunged. If the person fails to comply within the allotted time, the citation shall be processed in the same manner as other citations.
3. A peace officer riding a police bicycle is not required to use either front or rear lamps if duty so requires.
B. Whistles and Sirens Prohibited: No siren or whistle shall be placed or used on a bicycle or electric scooter as a warning signal or for any other purpose. This subsection shall not apply to bicycles ridden by peace officers in the line of duty. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
A. Obeying All Signs, Signals And Regulations: Every person operating a bicycle or electric scooter shall obey the directions of official traffic signals, signs and other control devices applicable to other vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, including but not limited to direction signs relative to turns permitted. If an operator dismounts from the bicycle or electric scooter he or she shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
B. Malfunctioning Lights:
1. If a bicyclist or electric scooter operator has stopped pursuant to encountering a solid red ball or a solid red arrow displayed by a highway traffic signal control light but the signal remains red more than two (2) minutes without any obvious reasons such as emergency vehicle preemption or railroad crossing preemption, and the bicyclist or electric scooter operator has a reasonable belief that the traffic signal is inoperative or non-responsive, the bicyclist or electric scooter operator may disregard or disobey the instructions of the signal and proceed through the intersection after yielding right-of-way to all conflicting traffic such as vehicles, bicycles, electric scooters, pedestrians, and other modes of travel provided that the bicyclist or electric scooter operator cautiously proceeds through the intersection or crosswalk with reasonable care and consideration for all other applicable rules of the road.
2. The provisions of this subsection B also apply to a bicyclist or electric scooter operator who has stopped pursuant to encountering a solid DON'T WALK or solid upraised hand (symbolizing don't walk) indication displayed by a traffic signal control light. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
A. Street or Highway With No Marked Bicycle Lane: Any person operating a bicycle or electric scooter on a street or highway without a marked bicycle lane must ride with the flow of traffic on the right side thereof, except under any of the following situations:
1. When riding along another vehicle or bicycle or electric scooter while overtaking or passing that vehicle or bicycle or electric scooter proceeding in the same direction.
2. When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a road or a driveway.
3. When avoiding any road condition that may affect the operation of bicycles or electric scooters, including but not limited to parked vehicles, drain grates, debris, fixed objects, surface hazards, and substandard width lanes that make it unsafe to continue along the right side of the roadway.
4. When traveling on a facility that would allow bicycle or electric scooter traffic on the left side of the roadway.
5. When a street has parallel-parked cars that, when doors are opened, could create a collision with the person riding a bicycle or electric scooter.
6. When an advanced stop line (i.e., a bicycle box) allows for bicyclists or electric scooter operators to filter to the front of a traffic lane at a traffic sign or signal and turn.
7. When a person is operating a bicycle or electric scooter upon a roadway which carries traffic in one direction only and has two (2) or more marked traffic lanes, the bicyclist or electric scooter operator may ride on the left traffic lanes.
8. When the bicycle or electric scooter is part of a parade or special event authorized by the City.
B. Riding On Shoulder: Bicyclists or electric scooter operators may ride on the shoulder or a designated bicycle lane.
C. Slow Moving Bicyclists Or Electric Scooter Operators: Bicyclists or electric scooter operators operating on a roadway at less than the normal speed of traffic shall ride as close to the right curb or edge of the roadway as safe as practical.
D. Bicycle Lane:
1. Any person operating a bicycle or electric scooter within a bicycle lane may move out of the lane unless prohibited by traffic control signs.
2. No person operating a bicycle or electric scooter shall leave a bicycle lane until the movement can be made with reasonable safety and then only after giving an appropriate signal.
3. A bicyclist or electric scooter operator may ride against the flow of traffic in a bicycle lane designated for counter flow bicycle traffic.
4. No person shall drive a motor vehicle in a bicycle lane established on a roadway except as follows:
a. To park where parking is permitted.
b. To enter or leave the roadway.
c. To prepare for a turn within a safe distance from the intersection.
d. To yield to an approaching emergency vehicle.
E. Operation On Sidewalk: Bicycles or electric scooters may be operated upon the public sidewalks if done in a careful and prudent manner except where signs are erected that prohibit riding on the sidewalk or when riding on a sidewalk is prohibited by other laws or ordinances. Riding on a sidewalk in the Central Business District is prohibited. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
No bicycle or electric scooter shall be parked upon a street or sidewalk in such a manner as to interfere with free passage by the public. A bicycle or electric scooter may stop, stand or park on a sidewalk if not prohibited by this Code. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
Bicycle or electric scooter operators shall use the following signals to indicate a turn or a slow/stop:
A. Left turn: left hand and arm extended horizontally to left.
B. Right turn: left hand and arm extended upward to the left.
C. Stop or decrease of speed: left hand and arm extended downward. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
A. Passing Maneuver: Bicyclists or electric scooter operators may overtake and pass another vehicle when it is safe to do so. Except as allowed under subsection 6-2-7A of this chapter, bicyclists or electric scooter operators should always pass on the left except when the bicyclist or electric scooter operator is in a bicycle lane or there are two (2) or more lanes in the direction of travel, in which case passing on the right is permitted. To pass a motor vehicle, the bicyclist or electric scooter operator must first move to the left lane. After overtaking the motor vehicle, the bicyclist or electric scooter operator must return to the right lane once reaching a safe and clear distance in front of the vehicle.
B. Audible Signal: Every person lawfully operating a bicycle or electric scooter upon a public roadway when approaching another mode of travel such as a pedestrian or another bicyclist or electric scooter operator shall produce a clear audible warning signal before overtaking and passing to warn the other party of the intention to pass. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
A person operating a bicycle or electric scooter shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian, bicyclist or electric scooter operator crossing the roadway or path within any marked crosswalk, or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection or multi-use recreational trail crossing. (Ord. 5495, 6-10-2019; amd. Ord. 5600, 6-1-2021)
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