(A) License required. No person shall ride or propel a bicycle upon any street or other public highway in the city or upon any part thereof without first having secured and attached to the bicycle a proper license tag as provided hereinafter.
(B) Procedure.
(1) Application for bicycle license shall be made to the City Police Department upon a form to be approved by the City Council. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $1 for 2 years, to be paid to the city treasury upon the granting of a license. Upon the receipt of the application in proper form, a proper license shall be issued to the applicant who shall cause the same to be attached
to the bicycle in a substantial manner.
(2) Removal of any license, except by proper authority, shall be a violation of this division (B).
(3) Bicycle licenses herein provided for shall expire on April 30 of the year for which the same were purchased.
(Am. Ord. 166, passed 3-4-1967)
(C) Conditions of license. Every license issued hereunder shall be deemed to be granted subject to the following conditions.
(1) No person shall ride or propel a bicycle on a street or other public highway of the city with another person on the handlebars or in any position in front of the operator.
(2) No bicycle shall be ridden faster than is reasonable and proper, but every bicycle shall be operated with reasonable regard to the safety of the operator and other persons upon the sidewalks, streets, and other public highways of the city.
(3) Persons riding bicycles shall observe all traffic signs and stop at all stop signs.
(4) No bicycle shall be permitted on any sidewalk, street, or other public highway of the city between 30 minutes after sunset and 30 minutes before sunrise, without a headlight visible under normal atmospheric conditions from the front thereof for not less than 300 feet indicating the approach or presence of the bicycle, firmly attached to the bicycle and properly lighted, or without a yellow or red light or reflector attached to and visible from 200 feet from the rear thereof. The headlight shall give a clear white light.
(5) No person shall ride or propel a bicycle upon any street or other public highway in the city abreast of any other person riding or propelling a bicycle.
(6) Every person riding or propelling a bicycle upon any street or other public highway in the city shall observe all traffic rules and regulations applicable thereto, and shall turn only at intersections, signal for all turns, ride at the right-hand side of the sidewalk, street, or highway, pass to the left when passing overtaken vehicles and individuals that are slower moving and shall pass vehicles to the right when meeting.
(D) Defacing license number; taking bicycle without permission. No person shall deface, mutilate, or remove a license tag placed upon any bicycle, nor shall any person take any bicycle for the purpose of riding or propelling the same upon the street or other public highway without the consent of the owner.
(E) Violations. In case of violation of any provision of division (C) above, the court may in lieu or in addition to the penalty provided herein, suspend the license of any person granted hereunder for a period of not more than 30 days.
(F) Effective date. This section shall take effect and be in force from and after 3-1-1941.
(Ord. 126, passed 10-1-1940) Penalty, see § 10.99