[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Saco as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-1-1995 as Ch. VII, Sec. 7-14,
of the 1994 Code; amended in its entirety 8-4-2008]
A.
Due care. Every person operating a bicycle upon a
bikeway shall:
(1)
Give an audible signal when passing a bicycle rider
or a pedestrian proceeding in the same direction.
(2)
Obey all traffic signals and signs.
(3)
Follow the rules of the road as established under
M.R.S.A. Title 29-A, as amended.
(4)
Hands on handlebars shall be required at all times,
unless signaling.
(5)
Follow the rules and standards for operation established
in M.R.S.A. Title 29-A, Chapters 19 and Chapter 20 (Bicycle Safety
Education Act), as amended from time to time.
B.
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall ride
single file on all roadways.
C.
Riding bicycles on sidewalks. Riding bicycles is permitted
on the sidewalks, unless otherwise prohibited. Whenever riding upon
a sidewalk, every person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall
yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian.
D.
Business district. No person shall ride a bicycle,
coaster, roller skates, skateboard, sled, toboggan or any other toy
vehicle on the sidewalk in a business district. A "business district,"
for the purposes of this article, is defined as any area containing
primarily commercial-type uses, which generate heavy pedestrian traffic
during the business hours. This area will specifically be those portions
of Main Street and Elm Street from their intersection south to the
Biddeford city line and any public way or sidewalk within 150 feet
of this section of Main Street.
E.
Trick riding prohibited. No person shall engage in
trick riding of a bicycle upon any public way.
F.
Parking. Bicycles parked on streets shall be against
the curb in areas where vehicle parking is permitted. Bicycles parked
on sidewalks shall be for their support or next to buildings or at
the curb and in a manner which affords the least obstruction of pedestrian
traffic and maximum amount of support.
G.
Interference with pedestrians prohibited. No person
shall ride or propel a bicycle upon a public street in such a manner
as to interfere with any pedestrian thereon.
H.
Municipal parking lots. No person shall ride a coaster,
roller skates, skateboard, sled, toboggan or any other toy vehicle
in a municipal parking lot. Bicycles shall not be ridden on the train
platform, steps or rails in the Saco Island municipal lot.
A.
The City Police Department may dispose of used, discarded
and/or abandoned bicycles as permitted under 25 M.R.S.A. § 3503-B,
as amended from time to time.
B.
As part of its disposal of bicycles, the Police Department
may also provide bicycles without fees or charge to any municipally
run or established "bike-share" program. The Department may also dispose
of bikes by and through a bike-share program that is run, controlled
or administered on the City's behalf by a separate not-for-profit
corporation.
A.
Adults. If a person is an adult, he/she may be issued
a citation for court by the officer. The subject party's bicycle or
skateboard may be impounded and held until the court enters its judgment.
B.
Minors. If the person is a minor, the bicycle or skateboard
may be impounded for five days (first offense), 10 days (second offense)
or 30 days (any other offense). Any person charged with a violation
of this article may request a hearing with the Chief of Police or,
in his or her absence, the Deputy Chief. Such hearing will be on the
next working day.
C.
Safety classes. The Chief of Police may require any
person who commits any bicycle or skateboard offense to attend a special
class on bicycle or skateboard safety.
[Adopted 6-5-1995; amended in its entirety 8-4-2008]
When in-line skating upon a public way, skaters
shall cease all striding efforts when approaching or being approached
by a moving vehicle, bicycle or pedestrian and remain as close to
the edge of the way as possible to allow for safe passing.
Motorists, when approaching in-line skaters
from behind, shall, when necessary, make their presence known, by
use of their audible signaling device, in such a manner as to avoid
startling the skater and pass with due care.
In-line skating is prohibited on Main Street
between the intersection of Beach Street and the Scarborough line.
This ban shall be in effect Monday through Friday between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and Saturday between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00
noon. Sundays and holidays shall be excluded.
