[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of West Carthage 7-14-1975 by L.L. No. 4-1975.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-25-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
A.
BICYCLE
OPERATE
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used herein
are defined as follows:
Any vehicle consisting of an arrangement or combination of
two wheels, one following the other, supported by a frame, with solid
or pneumatic tires, having a steering bar or wheel and a saddle seat
and propelled by human power.
The use, the putting into action or the causing to function
of a bicycle by a person mounted thereon.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a bicycle upon any street, sidewalk or other public place in the Village
without having first registered such bicycle and secured a license
plate therefor.
A.
Application for registration and license for a bicycle
shall be made by the owner in writing, in duplicate, upon blank forms
furnished by the Chief of Police.
B.
Such application shall be signed by the owner; and
if the owner is a person under 18 years, the signature shall be witnessed
by a parent of the owner, or if no parent is living, then by the legal
guardian of the owner. The application shall state the full name and
address of the owner of the bicycle, the name of the manufacturer,
the serial number of the frame thereof, the approximate date when
the owner obtained title thereto, and if not new, when obtained and
the name and address of the person from whom it was obtained.
C.
Such application shall be presented to the Chief of
Police. The bicycle to be registered and licensed shall be brought
to the police station at the time of presenting the application, for
the purpose of examination.
D.
The Chief of Police or some person authorized by him
shall examine the bicycle, and if he finds the mechanical condition
thereof such that it can be safely operated and that it is equipped
with the lights and attachments as herein provided, and further finds
that the statements made in the application are true, he shall mark
the application and duplicate "approved," attach his signature and
return the duplicate to the applicant.
E.
The Chief of Police or his representative will then
issue to the owner a license plate which shall contain the words "Village
of West Carthage" and the number of the license and indicate the year
of issuance. The application and the license plate shall have the
same number. The license plate shall be attached to the frame of the
bicycle for which it is issued.
F.
The original application shall be kept on file in
the office of the Chief of Police.
The license so issued shall be effective for
one year. The license year shall be from August 1 to July 31.
A.
When any bicycle which has been registered and licensed
as herein provided is sold or is otherwise disposed of or destroyed,
the licensee shall immediately surrender to the Chief of Police the
application and the license plate issued therefor, with the name and
address of the new owner, if any, written on the face of the application,
and the Chief of Police shall immediately make proper endorsements
thereof on his records.
B.
The number of any license surrendered as provided
in this section shall not be reissued.
The licensee shall report immediately to the
Chief of Police the loss or destruction of the license plate of the
licensee and the circumstances surrounding the loss or destruction
thereof. The Chief of Police shall issue a duplicate license plate
upon payment of a fee of $0.25.
[Amended 3-25-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
Every licensee shall comply with the following
rules and regulations:
A.
Riding abreast.
When more than two persons in a group are operating bicycles on a
roadway, they shall ride single file.
B.
Extra passenger.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry another person on said bicycle
unless specifically built for more than one passenger.
C.
Emerging
from alley, driveways and garages. The operator of a bicycle emerging
from an alley, driveway, garage or private sidewalk shall stop the
bicycle immediately prior to driving onto or across a public sidewalk
or onto or across a public sidewalk line projected across an alley
and shall exercise extreme care in making such movements.
D.
Clinging
to vehicles. No person operating a bicycle shall cling or attach himself
or the bicycle to any other moving vehicle.
E.
Intoxication,
drugs or physical inability. No person shall operate a bicycle while
under the influence of liquor or drugs or while physically or mentally
unfit to safely operate the same.
F.
Lights.
No bicycle shall be operated within the period from sunset to sunrise
without having a properly lighted headlight attached to the front
of the bicycle, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from the
front thereof a distance of not less than 300 feet, nor without having
a red light or a reflector attached to the rear of the bicycle that
is clearly visible in the headlight beam of a motor vehicle for a
distance of not less than 200 feet to the rear of the bicycle.
G.
Mechanical
condition. No person shall operate a bicycle which is not in such
mechanical condition that it can be safely operated.
H.
Any person
operating a bicycle shall refrain from any trick riding and shall
operate said bicycle with both hands on the handlebars.
I.
Every person
operating a bicycle shall obey all stop signs and traffic control
signals and comply with all traffic regulations of the Village.
J.
Riding on
sidewalks. No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within the
central or downtown business area.
K.
Speed. No
bicycle shall be operated at any time faster than is reasonable or
proper, and every bicycle shall be operated with reasonable regard
to the safety of the rider and of other persons and property.
L.
Traffic
regulations. Every person operating a bicycle shall strictly observe
all traffic signs and signals and all other traffic rules and regulations
applicable thereto and shall obey the orders and directions of every
officer of the Village authorized to direct or regulate traffic.
M.
Every person
operating a bicycle shall follow all New York State vehicle and traffic
laws regarding bicycle riding and operation.
It shall be unlawful for any person residing
in the Village or any dealer in bicycles operating in the Village
to purchase, receive in trade or otherwise acquire any bicycle from
which the serial number on the frame has been removed, destroyed,
mutilated or altered, without first reporting the same to the Chief
of Police.
The Chief of Police shall enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
A.
The Chief of Police may revoke or suspend for a period
of 30 days any bicycle license for any violation of the statutes relating
to traffic; and in addition the Chief of Police may impound the bicycle
of any such violator for a period not exceeding 10 days and/or the
violator shall suffer loss of license.
B.
The Police Department is hereby authorized to impound
any bicycle being operated on the streets of this Village which is
not duly licensed as prescribed above. Such unlicensed bicycle will
be returned to the owner thereof upon the payment to the Police Department
of an impounding fee of $1.
[Amended 3-25-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
Any bicycle that has been lost or stolen and
has been in the possession of the Police Department for more than
one year may be sold at public sale under the direction of the Officer
in Charge. Notice of such public sale shall be given in the official
newspaper of the Village at least once a week for three weeks prior
to the date of said sale. Such notice shall state the number of bicycles
to be sold and shall set forth the time and place of sale and the
terms thereof. The Officer in Charge shall report the results of the
public sale to the Village Board at its next meeting. All funds arising
from the sale of said bicycles shall be deposited in the general funds
of the Village.
