[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Salem as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-20-1980 by Ord. No. 8020]
The purpose of this article is to provide for better regulation of bicycle traffic, prevent bicycle accidents and to prevent bicycle larceny and to provide a record at the Police Department which gives a description of each bicycle together with other pertinent information.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a bicycle upon any street or other public area within the limits of the City of Salem unless said bicycle is registered and marked or tagged as herein provided.
A. 
Registration shall be made by the owner within 30 days after the effective date of this article or within 30 days after acquisition by the owner and by filing with the Police Department the name and address of the owner, together with a complete description of the bicycle, on forms provided by said department. Such registration shall be valid for as long as the person retains ownership of the bicycle. The cost of said registration shall be $0.50 per bicycle.
B. 
Registration shall be serially numbered and kept on file in the Police Department as a public record. Upon such registration, said Department shall cause an identification marker or tag to be affixed to the registered bicycle in a place to be determined by said Department and shall be serially numbered to correspond with the registration number. Such marker or tag shall remain affixed to the bicycle unless removed by said Department for causes or for retagging upon the reregistration.
C. 
At the time of registration, in order to secure the same, the owner shall make a satisfactory showing that the bicycle is in a safe mechanical condition.
No person shall willfully remove, deface or destroy any identification tag or marker or registration certificate other than the Police Department in compliance herewith.
Within 10 days after any bicycle registered hereunder shall have changed ownership or been dismantled or taken out of operation, the person in whose name the bicycle has been registered shall report such information to the Police Department. In case of change of ownership, the new owner shall cause the registration to be changed to show the name of the new owner. In case of dismantling and taking out of operation, the registration shall be canceled and the identification tag or marker returned to the Police Department for destruction.
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A, which required lights and reflectors on bicycles, was repealed 9-21-2009 by Ord. No. 09-17. See now N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.
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 person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle.
C. 
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will conform to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:4-10.1 et seq.
D. 
A person propelling or riding on a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent or regular seat attached thereto, nor shall he/she ride with his/her 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.
E. 
Every person riding or operating a bicycle shall obey all stop signs and traffic signals.
F. 
Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride in single file and as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle and otherwise.
G. 
No person riding upon any bicycle 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 bicycle to attach the same or himself to the vehicle.
H. 
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the 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.
I. 
No person shall ride any bicycle or any other similar machine upon the sidewalks of the City of Salem.
J. 
No person under 14 years of age shall operate a bicycle except in accordance with N.J.S.A. 39:10-1 et seq.
[Added 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15]
A. 
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article, including the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be for the first offense reprimanded in writing by the City Police Department, stating the nature of the violation and a warning that a repetition of the violation or any other violation must be prevented or the bicycle will be impounded for a period of time of not less than seven days nor more than 30 days, and during that period of time, the offender cannot ride a bicycle in any public place, or a formal complaint may be filed to be presented to the court for adjudication, or both.
B. 
Upon subsequent offense, the offender may be directed to appear at the Police Department with his or her bicycle, whereupon, in the discretion of the police supervisor, the offender's bicycle may be impounded for a period of not less than seven days nor more than 30 days, and during that period of time, the offender cannot ride any bicycle in any public place, or a formal complaint may be filed to be presented to the court for adjudication, or both.
C. 
In the event such offender is a minor, notice of the offense shall also be given to the parent or guardian of such offender; and upon the filing of a formal complaint, the minor shall be handled accordingly to the laws set forth by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.
D. 
Any person violating this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000; or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Any person who is convicted of violating this article within one year of the date of a previous violation of the same article and who was fined for the previous violation, shall be sentenced by a court to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed by a court upon a person for a repeated offense shall not be less than the minimum or exceed the maximum fine fixed for a violation of the article, but shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the article.
[Added 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15; amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
[Adopted 5-3-1982 by Ord. No. 82-11; amended in its entirety 10-11-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15]
A. 
It shall be unlawful to use bicycles, roller skates, in-line skates and skateboards on sidewalks within the central business section of the City of Salem, which area for purposes of this article shall consist of the streets known as "East and West Broadway," from its intersection with Oak Street to its intersection with Eakin Street; "Market Street," from its intersection with Broadway to its intersection with Grant Street and Griffith Street; and "New Market Street," from its intersection with Broadway to its intersection with Carpenter Street, and Fenwick Plaza and Martin Luther King Minipark.
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding restricted activities on streets which have been designated as state highways or county roads, was repealed 4-1-1996 by Ord. No. 96-5.
[Added 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-26[1]]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or permit to be operated motorized roller skates, scooters or skateboards within the City of Salem under any of the following circumstances:
(1) 
On public land, including streets and sidewalks, unless such property is specifically designated and reserved for such operation by resolution of the Common Council of the City of Salem.
(2) 
On private property of another without the express prior and written consent of the owner, which consent may be revoked freely by the owner; provided, further, that the operator or person responsible for such operation shall keep said consent on his person, available for immediate display during the period of operation.
(3) 
In any manner to create such noise which unreasonably disturbs or interferes with persons in the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of their property.
(4) 
In a reckless, careless or negligent manner, which endangers the safety or property of any person.
B. 
Any member of the Police Department who witnesses a violation of this section shall confiscate the motorized skates, motorized scooter or motorized skateboard, which shall remain in police custody until such time as:
(1) 
The violator pleads guilty or is found guilty by the Municipal Court and pays the subsequent fine; or
(2) 
The violator is found not guilty by the Municipal Court.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former § 79-9 as § 79-11.
[Added 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-26]
The following terms, as used in this article, are defined below:
MOTORIZED
Includes gas, electric or other means of power other than solely powered by the individual operator/rider.
ROLLER SKATES, ROLLER BLADES, AND IN-LINE SKATES
A pair of devices worn on the feet with sets of wheels attached, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to glide or propel the user over the ground.
SCOOTER
A low board fitted with a wheel at each end and a steering handle attached to the axle of the front wheel used to glide or propel the user across the ground.
SKATEBOARD
A piece of wood or other material mounted on skate wheels used to glide or propel the user across the ground.
[Amended 7-20-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
Any person violating this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $2,000; or imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Any person who is convicted of violating this article within one year of the date of a previous violation of the same article and who was fined for the previous violation, shall be sentenced by a court to an additional fine as a repeat offender. The additional fine imposed by a court upon a person for a repeated offense shall not be less than the minimum or exceed the maximum fine fixed for a violation of the article, but shall be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the article.