[Amended 7-10-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
It shall be unlawful for any person at any time to ride any bicycle
or scooter on the sidewalks of any street within the Town of Dover or to ride,
lead or drive any horse or other beast of draft or burden over any sidewalk
in the Town of Dover or to drive any cart, carriage, wagon or sleigh over
any such sidewalk, except in crossing such sidewalk at the entrance to a gate
or alley.
[Amended 7-10-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
It shall be unlawful to ride any bicycle, tricycle, scooter or similar
vehicle upon any street or public place within the Town of Dover between one
hour after sunset and sunrise unless such bicycle, tricycle, scooter or similar
vehicle shall have a lighted lamp of such illumination power as to be plainly
seen 100 yards ahead attached thereto.
[Amended 7-10-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
It shall be unlawful at any time to ride any bicycle, tricycle, scooter
or similar vehicle upon any street or public place in the Town of Dover, unless
such machine shall have attached thereto a suitable alarm bell, which, when
rung, may be heard 100 feet distant; and every person riding such machine
shall, upon approaching or being approached by any other person or any vehicle
upon or across such street, sound such alarm bell when at a distance of 100
feet from such other person or vehicle and continue to sound such bell until
such person or vehicle has been passed.
[Amended 7-10-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001]
It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any bicycle, tricycle, scooter
or other similar vehicle or to drive any wagon, cart or sleigh or other vehicle
in any street or public place in the Town of Dover at a faster rate of speed
than eight miles per hour.
[Amended 5-28-1996 by Ord. No. 19-1996; 4-9-2002
by Ord. No. 11-2002]
Every person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be subject to one or more of the following: a fine of not
more than $1,250 for each offense, besides costs of conviction, a term of
imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days.