As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
PEDALCYCLE
A vehicle propelled solely by human-powered pedals.
No person who resides within this City shall ride or propel
a pedalcycle on any street or upon any public path set aside for the
exclusive use of pedalcycles unless such pedalcycle has been licensed
and a license decal is attached thereto as provided herein.
Upon the sale or other transfer of ownership of a pedalcycle,
the registered owner shall notify the Police Department of the change
of ownership.
Every person riding a pedalcycle upon a roadway shall be subject
to the provisions of the traffic ordinances of this City applicable
to the driver of a vehicle except as to special regulations in this
chapter and except as to those provisions of the ordinances which
by their nature can have no application.
No person operating a pedalcycle shall not ride other than upon
or astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor carry
any other person upon such pedalcycle other than upon a firmly attached
regular seat thereon, nor shall any person ride upon a pedalcycle
other than as above authorized.
No person shall operate a pedalcycle at a speed greater than
is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
The operator of a pedalcycle 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
roadway, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching
on said roadway.
No person shall park a pedalcycle upon a street other than upon
the roadway against the curb or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support
the pedalcycle or against a building or at the curb in such manner
as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic.
Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this
chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5 or by removal
and detention of the license decal from such person's pedalcycle
for a period not to exceed 30 days or by impounding of such person's
pedalcycle for a period not to exceed 30 days, or by any combination
thereof.