[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Bradford 1-14-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-01. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
It shall be unlawful for anyone to operate a motorcycle, minibike,
snowmobile, trail bike, motorized bicycle, or similar type of vehicle
on the sidewalks, footpaths, parks or property of West Bradford Township.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to operate a motorcycle, minibike,
snowmobile, trail bike, motorized bicycle or other similar type of
motor vehicle on any property belonging to anyone other than the operator
or driver of such vehicle unless the said operator has obtained prior
written permission from the owner of the said property.
Any operator of any such motorcycle, minibike, snowmobile, trail
bike or similar vehicle shall wear a safety helmet at all times while
operating said vehicle.
This chapter shall not apply to the operation of lawn-cutting
equipment or snow removal equipment.
The operation of any such vehicle by an operator under the age
of 17 years in violation of this chapter shall be conclusively presumed
to be with the consent of the parents with whom that operator resides.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
In the event that anyone is found violating the provisions of § 422-1, 422-2 or 422-3 of this chapter, any police officer or constable may confiscate the said vehicle from the person operating the same and remove it to the West Bradford Township Building, whereupon the operator of the said vehicle shall, in addition to the penalties above provided, pay a towing fee and a daily storage fee, which fees shall be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, before said vehicle shall be returned to him.
In addition to all of the foregoing penalties, and not in substitution thereof, the operation of any motorcycle, minibike, snowmobile, trail bike, motorized bicycle or other similar type of motor vehicle in violation of §§ 422-1, 422-2 and 422-3 hereof, is declared to be a public nuisance enjoinable in a court of equity, and the Township Supervisors are authorized to prosecute an action in equity to enjoin the same.
