[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Siren 1-8-1988 as Title 8, Ch. 2 of the 1988 Code. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Every device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and
having wheels, any two of which are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
That portion of a roadway set aside for exclusive use of
bicycles and so designated by appropriate signs and markings by the
responsible governing body.
Any path or sidewalk, or portion thereof, designated for
the use of bicycles by the responsible governing body.
Any bicycle lane, bicycle way or highway which has been duly
designated by the responsible governing body and identified by appropriate
signs and markings.
Any device attached to a bicycle designed for carrying articles.
A metal plate or sticker indicating that a bicycle is registered.
The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful
manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching
under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give
rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.
No bicycle shall be allowed to proceed in any
street in the Village by inertia or momentum with the feet of the
rider removed from the bicycle pedals. No rider of a bicycle shall
remove both hands from the handlebars or practice any trick or fancy
riding in any street in the Village, nor shall any bicycle rider carry
or ride any other person so that two persons are on the bicycle at
one time, unless a seat is provided for a second person.
No person shall operate a bicycle upon a highway
unless equipped as required in § 347.489, Wis. Stats.
No person shall leave a bicycle at such a place
or in such a way as to create a hazard to pedestrians, to automobile
operators or to anyone else. Bicycles shall be parked either upon
the roadway against the curb, in bicycle racks or, if on the sidewalk,
in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian
traffic and not in such a manner as to obstruct the ingress and egress
to buildings used by the public. If there is no bicycle rack or other
facility intended to be used for the parking of bicycles in the vicinity,
the operator may park a bicycle on the sidewalk in an upright position
parallel to and within 24 inches of the curb.
The provisions of Chs. 346 and 347, Wis. Stats.,
and applicable Village ordinances shall govern the operation of bicycles
where appropriate.
A.
Rules for turning.
(1)
The operator of a bicycle intending to turn to the
right at an intersection shall approach the point of turning in the
traffic lane nearest the right-hand edge or curb of the street and,
in turning, shall keep as closely as practicable to the right-hand
edge or curb of the highway.
(2)
The operator of a bicycle intending to turn to the
left of an intersection or into a private driveway shall make such
turn from the traffic lane immediately to the right or next to the
center of the street and pass immediately to the left of the center
of the intersection, passing as closely as practicable to the left
of the center of the intersection immediately to the right of the
center of the intersection of the street.
(3)
At any intersection where traffic is controlled by
a traffic control signal or by a traffic officer, it shall be unlawful
for any such operator of such bicycle upon any street to disobey the
instructions of any official traffic sign or signal placed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the ordinances of the
Village.
B.
Emerging from alley or driveway. 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 and, upon entering the roadway,
shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
C.
Bicycles not to be pulled by moving vehicles. No person
riding upon a bicycle shall cling or attach himself or his bicycle
to any other moving vehicle upon a street or highway, nor shall the
operator of any such bicycle tow or draw any coaster, wagon, sled,
person on roller skates, toy vehicles or any other similar vehicle
on such highway.
D.
Speed. No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed
greater than is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions or
in excess of any posted speed limit.
No person shall operate a skateboard on the
sidewalk in a business district. A business district for the purposes
of this section is defined as any area containing primarily commercially
zoned uses which generate heavy pedestrian traffic during the business
hours. Said business district shall have a minimum street frontage
of 100 feet. Skateboarding on sidewalks is permitted, except as prohibited
in this section and otherwise regulated.
A.
Any person 16 years of age or older who shall violate
any provision of this chapter may be issued a uniform traffic citation
and be subject to the penalties provided by the Uniform State Traffic
Deposit Schedule.
B.
Any person 14 years of age through 15 years of age
who shall violate any provisions of this chapter may be issued a citation
and be subject to the penalties provided by the deposit schedule and,
upon conviction thereof, may be required to forfeit not more than
$25, together with the cost of the prosecution and court costs, and,
in default of such payment, the court may suspend the child's operating
privileges, as defined in § 340.01, Wis. Stats., for not
less than 30 days nor more than 90 days.[1]
C.
Any person under 14 years of age who shall violate
any provision of this chapter may be issued a special bicycle violation
warning notice along with the following additional actions:
(1)
First offense in one year: a warning letter sent to
the parent or guardian requiring his or her signature and return of
the warning notice to the Police Department.
(2)
Second offense in the same year: a warning letter
mailed to parent or guardian.
(3)
Third offense in the same year: a mandatory parent-child-police
conference.
(4)
Fourth and subsequent offense in the same year: mandatory
referral to Burnett County Juvenile Court.
D.
Any parent or guardian of any child who authorizes
or knowingly permits such child to violate any of the provisions of
this chapter may be subject to the provisions of §§ 346.77
and 346.82(1), Wis. Stats.
