(A) Whenever a designated usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a street, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the street.
(B) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or street, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before attempting to overtake and pass a pedestrian or another bicycle. This audible signal must be given only by bell or other warning device capable of giving an audible signal and shall be given at such a distance and in such a manner as not to startle the person being overtaken and passed.
(C) No person shall ride a bicycle across or through any intersection involving a through street. Such intersections are to be crossed by walking the bicycle across or through the intersection.
(D) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, the person, before overtaking and passing a blind person carrying a white or metallic cane, shall dismount and overtake or pass on foot.
(E) When a bicycle is operated on the street, the operator shall give hand signals before turning, changing lanes, or stopping. Such signals shall conform with § 72.17.
(F) Every rider of a bicycle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian or any vehicle upon any roadway, sidewalk, or bicycle path, or endangering the life, limb, or property of any person while in the lawful use of the streets, sidewalks, or any other private or public property.
(G) No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and proper under the conditions then existing.
(H) The operator of a bicycle emerging from or turning into an alley, driveway, or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alley, driveway, or building, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on such sidewalk area. Upon entering the street, such operator shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such street.
(I) No person shall engage in trick riding or operate a bicycle without both hands upon the handle grips except when necessary to give the hand signals required herein.
(J) No person under the age of 16 shall operate a bicycle, skateboard, or roller blade, or ride as a passenger on a bicycle equipped with a passenger seat, within the village unless the person is wearing a protective helmet on his or her head, with the chin strap fastened under his or her chin. Such helmet shall be properly fitted to the size of the person and shall meet or exceed the standards set by ANSI (American National Standards Institute) or SNELL (Snell Memorial Foundation) for helmets manufactured before March, 1999, and shall meet or exceed the standards set by the Consumer Product Safety Institute after that date.
(Ord. 2000-046, passed 7-17-2000) Penalty, see § 70.99