Wherever the following words or phrases are used, they shall, for purposes of this Article 3, have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section 7-3-1, except when the context otherwise indicates:
A vehicle propelled by human power upon which any person
may ride, having at least two tandem wheels either of which is at
least 20 inches in diameter.
Any electric or gas-driven wheeled scooter, all-terrain vehicle,
go-cart, minibike, motorized skateboard, off-road motorcycle, or other
similar motor-driven vehicle for which the State of Illinois does
not issue a title document and does not issue license plates or registration
documents.
[Amended 9-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3549]
(A)
The parent of any minor and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize
or knowingly permit any such minor or ward to violate any of the provisions
of this Article 3.
(B)
The regulations set forth in this Article 3 shall apply to any bicycle
or motor-driven scooter operated upon any street, roadway, public
place or upon any public path within the Village, except as otherwise
provided in this Article 3.
(A)
It shall be unlawful to destroy, remove, alter, cover or deface the
manufacturer's serial number on any bicycle or motor-driven scooter.
(B)
It shall be unlawful for any person to own or have custody of a bicycle
or motor-driven scooter, the original manufacturer's serial number
of which has been destroyed, removed, altered, covered or defaced.
No person shall operate a motor-driven scooter upon any public street, sidewalk, parking lot, bike path, park, or on any other public property within the Village, or on any private property without the express consent of the owner, or on any location prohibited by signs restricting such operation or use; provided, however, that this Section 7-3-4 shall not apply to:
(A)
Any motor-driven scooter used by an authorized representative of
the Police Department, Fire Department, or unit of government in the
course of his or her official duties;
(B)
Any motor-driven scooter or motorized vehicle, including, without
limitation, a motorized wheelchair, designed for and used by a person
with disabilities;
(C)
Any electric personal assisted mobility device (also known as a "segway"),
as defined in Section 5/1-117.7 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625
ILCS 5/1-117.7, provided such device is operated in a safe manner
and so as not to impede pedestrian traffic, and that the speed of
such device does not exceed 10 miles per hour; or
(D)
Any motor-driven scooter operated in a parade authorized by the Village
pursuant to the applicable sections of this Code.
(A)
Every motor-driven scooter, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped
with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from
a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector
on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from
100 feet to 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful
upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red
light visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear may be used
in addition to the red reflector.
(B)
No person shall operate a motor-driven scooter 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 motor-driven scooter
shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon a motor-driven
scooter, any siren or whistle.
(C)
Every motor-driven scooter shall be equipped with a brake which will
enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean
pavement.
Every person riding a bicycle or motor-driven scooter upon a
street, roadway or public path within the Village shall be granted
all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable
to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state declaring rules
of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances of
the Village applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special
regulations of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have
no application.
(A)
Any person operating a bicycle or motor-driven scooter shall obey
the instructions of official traffic-control signals, signs, and other
control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed
by a police officer.
(B)
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or
left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle or motor-driven
scooter shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except where
such person dismounts from the bicycle or motor-driven scooter to
make any such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the
regulations applicable to pedestrians.
(A)
Every person operating a bicycle upon a street or roadway shall ride
as near to the right-hand side of the street or roadway as practicable,
exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding
in the same direction.
(B)
Persons riding a bicycle or motor-driven scooter upon a street or
roadway shall not ride other than single file, except within any paths
or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or
motor-driven scooters, as the case may be.
(C)
Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to
a street or roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall
not use the street or roadway.
No person shall operate a bicycle or motor-driven scooter at
a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions
then existing.
The operator of a bicycle or motor-driven scooter 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 approaching on said sidewalk or sidewalk area,
and upon entering the street or roadway, shall yield the right-of-way
to all vehicles approaching on said street or roadway.
No person riding upon any bicycle or motor-driven scooter shall
attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a street, roadway or
public path.
No person operating a bicycle or motor-driven scooter shall
carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the rider from
keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
No person shall park a bicycle or motor-driven scooter upon
a street other than upon the roadway against the curb or upon the
sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle or motor-driven scooter
or against a building or at the curb. Bicycles and motor-driven scooters
shall be parked in such a manner as to minimize any obstruction of
pedestrian traffic.
Any bicycle or motor-driven scooter not redeemed after impoundment
may be disposed of in the same manner as other unclaimed property
held by the Police Department.
