[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Stratford 4-12-1988 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 the 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 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, automobile operators or
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.
A.
Manner
of operation restricted. 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.
B.
Rules of
the road. The provisions of Chs. 346 and 347, Wis. Stats., and applicable
Village ordinances shall govern the operation of bicycles where appropriate.
C.
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.
D.
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.
E.
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.
F.
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.
A.
No person
shall ride or operate a skateboard or electric scooter upon any public
street or sidewalk within a business district. "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.
B.
No person
shall ride or operate a skateboard or electric scooter in the park
shelters and performance stage or in any public area where such activity
is prohibited by notice posted on appropriate signs.
C.
No person
may ride or operate a skateboard or electric scooter on the property
of any person or business without the written permission of the property
owner or the person in charge of the property.
D.
Skateboarding
on sidewalks is permitted except as otherwise 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 provision 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 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.
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 the 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 Marathon 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.
