(A) Operators of motorized bicycles on a public highway or public path shall be subject to the provisions of traffic laws of the state and the town applicable to the operation of motor vehicles generally, subject to the special regulations in this subchapter, and excepting those provisions of the traffic laws which by their nature can have no application.
(B) A motorized bicycle shall not be operated by any person under the age of 15 years.
(C) Operators of a motorized bicycle shall obey the directions and instructions of official traffic-control devices and signals, signs, and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
(D) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right, left, or U-turns are permitted, no person operating a motorized bicycle shall disobey the direction of any of these signs, except where that person dismounts from the vehicle to make the turn, in which event the person shall obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
(E) A person operating a motorized bicycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor shall the operator permit any passengers in excess of the number allowed for by the design and number of seats of the vehicle.
(F) No person shall operate a motorized bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing, and the operator of a motorized bicycle may not exceed the speed of 25 miles per hour or the posted speed limit, whichever is lesser.
(G) Every person operating a motorized bicycle shall drive as near to the right hand side of the roadway as is possible, and in single file when passing other vehicles, parked or moving, or any other considerable object on the highway.
(H) The operator of a motorized bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on that sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway close enough to constitute a hazard.
(I) No person operating a motorized bicycle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a public highway or public path.
(J) No person operating a motorized bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the operator from keeping both hands upon the handlebars.
(K) Trick riding is prohibited. The hands of the operator of a motorized bicycle shall be on the handlebars at all times, except while in the act of signaling.
(L) No operator of a motorized bicycle shall cause or permit a motorized bicycle to curve side to side.
(M) No person shall park a motorized bicycle in a manner so as to interfere with the normal flow of pedestrian traffic, vehicular parking, or vehicular flow of traffic.
(N) The operation of motorized bicycles upon sidewalks is prohibited.
(O) Every motorized bicycle operated on a public highway during the period from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. In lieu of this rear lighted red lamp on motorized bicycles, a red reflector glass button not less than one and one-half inches in diameter, or red reflecting tape of not less than four square inches, may be mounted securely on the rear mudguard, or by placing a mudguard on the rear of the saddle.
(P) No person shall ride a motorized bicycle unless it is equipped with a horn or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of 100 feet or more.
(Q) Every motorized bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels slow down and stop on dry, level, or clean pavement.
(R) Every person operating a motorized bicycle shall employ the use of hand signals in the manner provided by state law for turning or changing lanes if the vehicle is not equipped with a lighted turn signal device.
(Ord. 84, passed 11-21-2000) Penalty, see § 72.99