(a) No person shall ride a bicycle, motorized bicycle or motorcycle other than upon the permanent, regular, seat firmly attached thereto, nor carry any other person upon such bicycle or motorcycle other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon.
(b) A person shall ride upon a motorized bicycle or motorcycle only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the motorized bicycle or motorcycle.
(c) No person operating a bicycle or motorized bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article that prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars.
(d) No bicycle, motorized bicycle or motorcycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(e) No motorized bicycle shall be used to carry more than one person at one time.
(f) No motorized bicycle or motorcycle shall be operated on a highway when the handle bars or grips are more than fifteen inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator.
(ORC 4511.53; Ord. 83-83. Passed 10-11-83.)
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the carrying of a child in a seat or trailer that is designed for carrying children and is firmly attached to the bicycle.
(h) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.