Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway 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 the State of Illinois declaring
rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances
of this Village applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to
special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions
of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application.
[Amended 3-4-1974 by FMC-52]
No person shall operate a bicycle unless equipped as follows:
A. Every bicycle, when in use during the period when lighted lamps are
required under 625 ILCS 5/11-1507 or 12-202 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code, shall be equipped with the following: on the front with a lamp
which shall be emitting a white light visible from a distance of at
least 500 feet to the front and with a clear reflex reflector on the
front visible to the front of a type approved by the Secretary of
State, and on the rear and visible to the rear with a red reflex reflector
of a type approved by the Secretary of State. A lamp emitting a red
light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may also be
used.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
B. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the
operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
C. No person shall operate a bicycle 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 bicycle shall not be equipped
with nor shall any person use any siren or whistle upon a bicycle.
D. Every bicycle shall contain such equipment as may be required by
625 ILCS 5/12-202 et seq. of the Illinois Vehicle Code, as amended
from time to time.
[Amended 7-7-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-1783]
Any bicycle or tricycle left on the streets or sidewalks of the Village unattended and not parked in a place designated as a place for parking such vehicle shall be taken and impounded by the Police Department, and the owner, parent or guardian of the owner, of the bicycle shall be notified thereof, if same can be ascertained, and said vehicle shall be released to the owner, parent, or guardian, as the case may be, upon the payment of the impound fee set forth in Chapter
150, Fees, Fines and Charges, Article 3.