[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Kinnelon 3-21-1968 by Ord. No. 5-68 (Ch. 44 of the 1972 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 56.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 84.
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Editor's Note: Former § 95-1, Inspection and licensing; fee, was repealed 7-15-2021 by Ord. No. 08-21.
A. 
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all the rights and duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by Chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and all supplements thereto, except as to those provisions thereof which by their nature can have no application.
B. 
Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the road as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
C. 
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall ride in single file except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
D. 
Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.
E. 
Bicycles shall not be ridden on icy pavements.
F. 
A person propelling or riding on a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor shall he ride with his feet removed from the pedals or with both hands removed from the handlebars, nor shall he practice any trick or fancy riding in a street. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
G. 
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway, and no operator of any vehicle shall knowingly allow any person riding upon any of the above to attach the same or himself to the vehicle.
H. 
Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front, and a red reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible at all distances from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be in addition to the red reflector.
I. 
No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a bicycle, any siren or whistle.
J. 
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
K. 
No person shall operate a bicycle which, in the opinion of an inspecting police officer, has been deemed to be unsafe to operate because of physical or mechanical deficiencies.
A. 
Every person who violates this chapter may be summoned to appear before the Chief of Police, or a committee appointed by him, for a hearing, at which time the offender shall be entitled to be represented by counsel. At said hearing, evidence shall be produced by the officer making the complaint, and the offender shall be entitled to produce evidence in his behalf. Upon being found guilty, the bicycle of the offending owner may be impounded or padlocked at the home of the owner for such period as the Chief of Police in his discretion may direct.
B. 
The powers and duties hereinabove conferred upon the Chief of Police may be delegated by him in particular cases to any member of the Police Department.
C. 
The basic intention of this chapter is not the prosecution of children, but rather their education and training in the use of bicycles for their own and the Borough's welfare. Continued and willful refusal to comply with the regulations imposed herein may subject the offender to prosecution before the proper juvenile authorities.