[Adopted 8-2-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-05]
No person shall ride, operate, coast, or propel
himself or anyone else upon any bicycle, tricycle, roller blades,
skates, skateboard, scooter, sled or similar device, hereinafter indicated
as "device", on any sidewalk or street in the Borough of Indiana,
except in accordance with this article.
No person shall ride operate, coast, or propel
himself or anyone else upon any of the aforementioned devices on any
sidewalk located on Philadelphia Street between 5th and 9th Streets.
Persons shall be permitted to ride, operate, coast, or propel himself or anyone else upon the aforementioned devices on the streets and sidewalks, except where prohibited in § 400-53. Such activities shall be strictly limited to personal conveyance, except that tricycles, skates, roller blades, skateboards, and scooters shall not be operated on the streets. The practice of tricks and/or engagement of competition, without prior approval, shall be prohibited. Persons using any of the aforementioned devices shall be required, at all times, to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.
No person 10 years of age or under is permitted to use the aforementioned devices on any street when a sidewalk is available, and no person 10 years of age or under is permitted to use such devices on Philadelphia Street between Fifth Street and Ninth Street. Helmets shall be required in accordance with § 400-56.
Vehicle Code provisions for "pedalcycles" (bicycles):
All persons operating a bicycle upon the street shall be granted all
the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to
drivers of vehicles under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle
Code. Such devices shall not be used to carry more persons at one
time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. An adult
operator may transport a child in a child carrier, which is securely
attached to the device or in a trailer, which is towed. All equipment
standards shall be met, including the use of lighting equipment between
sunrise and sunset as specified in the Vehicle Code. A person under
12 years of age shall not operate a bicycle or ride as a passenger
unless the person is wearing a helmet meeting the standards set forth
within the vehicle code. Persons operating any aforementioned device
other than a bicycle shall be subject to the provisions set forth
within the Vehicle Code pertaining to pedestrians, except as otherwise
specified in this article.
No person shall operate a sled upon any street
or sidewalk, except that children may be pulled upon a sled by a person
over the age of 18. Persons may pull a sled upon a sidewalk in order
to get to and from appropriate locations for sled riding.
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to privately owned property, except that persons operating such devices
on private property shall be subject to applicable statutes including,
but not limited to trespassing, vandalism, and disorderly conduct.
Persons violating any section of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of $25
and any costs of prosecution.
