§ 71.159 VEHICLE SECURITY.

   Every owner or registrant of a motor vehicle shall maintain security upon such vehicle as required by W. Va. Code 17D-2A, and no person shall knowingly drive or operate on any street within the municipality any motor vehicle upon which security is required by such article unless the security is provided, and violation of any of the provisions of W. Va. Code 17D-2A including failure to have a certificate of insurance, if required, shall constitute a violation under this section.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.160 VEHICLE REGULATIONS ON PARK PROPERTY.

   (A)   As used in this section, BOARD means a board authorized by the City Council to manage park property, and VEHICLE means any automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, or any other form of mechanical transportation.

   (B)   No person shall drive or propel or cause to be driven or propelled along or over any roadway or other property under the supervision of the Board at a greater rate of speed than 15 mph unless another speed limit is posted.

   (C)   No vehicle shall be parked or stopped on any roadway or on any other property within park areas under the supervision of the Board, except as designated parking areas.

   (D)   No vehicle shall be parked or stopped on unpaved areas within the park areas or on areas of the roadway designated for travel of vehicles or on paved areas not designated for parking, except on occasion when such area is specifically designated as a parking or driving area, whichever applies, by the Board or the city.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999

§ 71.161 MOTORIZED SCOOTERS.

   (A)   Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

      MOTORIZED SCOOTERS. A scooter that is powered by a gasoline or electric motor or other mode of non-human propulsion-mechanized power.

   (B)   Prohibited acts; exemptions.

      (1)   The riding, operation, or other use of motorized scooters for transportation or recreational purposes, within or upon the streets, alleys, sidewalks, parking lots, and other property owned, leased, or controlled by the city and any of its boards, authorities, or commissions is prohibited, unless the person using such motorized scooter has a valid drivers’ license under the provisions of the West Virginia Code.

      (2)   It shall not be an offense for a motorized scooter to be operated upon a designated parade route when such person is a duly registered and recognized participant in any properly permitted parade; provided that such operation occurs in conjunction with said parade.

      (3)   The federal government, the state, and the city are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter.

      (4)   The provisions of this section do not apply to an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in § 71.183 and as operated by a mobility impaired person as defined in § 71.183.

      (5)   Any licensed driver permitted to operate a motorized scooter shall comply with the required safety equipment set forth in applicable provisions of this Chapter, or its amendments, and applicable provisions of the West Virginia Code, and any amendments.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021)

PEDESTRIANS

§ 71.175 COMPLIANCE WITH TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

   Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals at intersections as provided in § 70.023, but at all other places, pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in W. Va. Code 17C-10, unless otherwise modified by this chapter.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021)

§ 71.176 RIGHT-OF-WAY IN CROSSWALK.

   (A)   When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down, or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. This provision shall not apply under the conditions stated in § 71.177(B).

   (B)   Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021)

§ 71.177 CROSSING ROADWAY OUTSIDE OF CROSSWALK.

   (A)   Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

   (B)   Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

   (C)   Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.

(Ord. passed 5-11-2021) Penalty, see § 71.999