[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville
Centre 2-22-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971 as
Ch. 17 of the 1971 Code]
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all the
rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of
a vehicle by the laws of this state declaring rules of the road applicable
to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances of this Village applicable to the
driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this chapter and
except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature
can have no application.
A.
Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions
of official traffic control signals, signs and other control devices applicable
to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
B.
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that
no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall
disobey the direction of any such sign, except where such person dismounts
from the bicycle to make any such turn, in which event such person shall then
obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
A.
Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall
ride as near to the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable, exercising
due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
B.
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride
more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the
exclusive use of bicycles.
C.
Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided
adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such paths and shall not use
the roadway.
No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable
and prudent under the conditions then existing.
The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway or building
shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any
alleyway, yield the right of way to all pedestrians approaching on said sidewalk
or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right of way
to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
No person riding upon a bicycle shall attach the same or himself to
any vehicle upon a roadway.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package or bundle or article
which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand on the handlebars.
No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway
against the curb or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle or
against a building or at the curb, in such a manner as to afford the least
obstruction to pedestrian traffic.
A.
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 with a red reflector on the rear of
a type which shall be visible from 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 used in addition to the red reflector.
B.
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 persons use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle.
C.
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will
enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
A.
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward
shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate
any of the provisions of this chapter.
B.
These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply
whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or upon any public path set
aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated
herein.
C.
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall
be liable for and pay a penalty or fine not exceeding $10 for the first offense
and not more than $25 for the second offense and not more than $100 for the
third offense, and in addition thereto each of said violations shall constitute
and is hereby declared to be disorderly conduct, and any person violating
the same shall be and is hereby declared a disorderly person.