[R.O. 2011 § 365.010; R.O. 2009
§ 76.01; CC 1981 § 18-436; Ord.
No. 88-209, 11-2-1988]
For the purposes of this Chapter,
the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates
or requires a different meaning.
BICYCLE
Every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which
any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, or two (2) parallel
wheels and one (1) or two (2) forward or rear wheels, all of which
are more than fourteen (14) inches in diameter, except scooters and
similar devices.
BICYCLIST
A person operating or in actual physical control of a bicycle,
including a person on foot walking a bicycle.
MOPEDER
A person operating or in actual control of a moped, including
a person on foot walking a moped.
PEDESTRIAN
A person on foot, on a skateboard, on foot walking a bicycle
or a moped or on a scooter.
VEHICLE
Every device, excluding scooters, skateboards, wagons, wheelchairs,
unicycles, pushcarts, tricycles and other children's toys in, upon
or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn
upon a roadway or sidewalk.
[R.O. 2011 § 365.020; R.O. 2009
§ 76.02; CC 1981 § 18-437; Ord.
No. 88-209, 11-2-1988; Ord. No. 95-131, 5-4-1995]
A. Carrying Articles. No bicyclist or mopeder
shall carry any article which prevents the use of both hands in the
control and operation of the bicycle or moped. A bicycler or mopeder
shall keep at least one (1) hand on the handlebars at all times.
B. Left Turns. Bicyclists and mopeders shall
use the procedures established by the laws of this State and other
ordinances of this City for left turns by vehicles upon a roadway.
C. Rights And Duties. Every operator of a
bicycle or moped on a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and
shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of
any other vehicle, except as to the provisions of this Chapter and
except as to the provisions of laws and other ordinances which by
their nature can have no application.
D. Operation. No operator of a bicycle or
moped shall operate a bicycle or moped in excess of the posted speed
limit or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property
of the operator or of any other person.
E. Parking.
1.
Bicycles and mopeds may be parked
on any sidewalk where such parking is not prohibited by official traffic
control devices and where such parking will not unreasonably obstruct
pedestrian or other traffic.
2.
No bicycle or moped shall be secured
to any fire hydrant.
F. Passengers. No bicycle or moped shall be
used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which
it is designed or equipped.
G. Position On Roadway.
1.
Every operator of a bicycle or moped
traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic on a roadway shall
ride as near to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practicable,
except when reasonably necessary to maintain the safe operation of
the vehicle.
2.
Every bicyclist or mopeder on a one-way
roadway with two (2) or more marked traffic lanes shall ride as near
to the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.
H. Sidewalks And Crosswalks. Except as permitted under Subsection
(L) of this Section, no person shall operate a moped or bicycle upon a sidewalk or in a sidewalk area. Except as permitted under Subsection
(L) of this Section, a bicycle or moped shall be walked, not operated, upon a sidewalk and the mopeder or bicyclist shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. A bicycle or moped may be operated across a roadway upon a crosswalk and shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
I. Turn Signals. Operators of bicycles and
mopeds shall give a signal of their intention to turn right or left
continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet
traveled by their vehicle before turning and shall give a signal while
the vehicle is stopped, waiting to turn. A hand or arm signal need
not be given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or
operation of the vehicle.
J. Turns. Whenever official traffic control
devices indicate that no right, left or U-turn is permitted, no operator
of a bicycle or moped shall make such a turn.
K. Single File. Operators of bicycles or mopeds
on a roadway shall ride single file.
L. Bicycle Paths. Bicycles may be operated
upon a sidewalk when said sidewalk is designated a bicycle path by
official traffic control signals. All operators of bicycles on a designated
bicycle path shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians using the
bicycle path.
[R.O. 2011 § 365.030; R.O. 2009
§ 76.03; CC 1981 §§ 18-439 — 18-439.1; Ord. No. 89-25, 2-8-1989; Ord. No. 89-135, 7-12-1989; Ord. No. 92-250, 10-21-1992; Ord. No. 93-110, 6-2-1993; Ord. No. 98-233, 5-20-1998; Ord. No. 16-082 § 1, 4-5-2016]
A. Riding Scooters Or Skateboards On Sidewalks,
Alleyways And Roadways.
1.
No person shall ride a scooter or
skateboard on any roadway, sidewalk, parking lot, rooftop, stairway
or other surface within the Historic Downtown District (HDD) and the
South Main Preservation District (SMPD).
[Ord. No.
20-142, 10-6-2020]
2.
Any person operating a skateboard
or scooter shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject
to all of the duties applicable to all other pedestrians.
3.
Notwithstanding their status as pedestrians,
scooter and skateboard operators shall yield the right-of-way to all
pedestrian traffic upon the sidewalk.
4.
No more than one (1) person shall
ride on a scooter or skateboard at one time.
B. Riding Scooters Or Skateboards, Using Skates
Or In-Line Skates Prohibited In Certain Areas. No person shall ride
a scooter, skateboard, use skates or in-line skates on any area of
the City parking garage, the Foundry Art Centre and its parking lots,
City Hall, the Criminal Justice Facility, Senior Citizen Center, City
Fire Stations, or other City property where a sign prohibiting such
riding or using is posted.
[Ord. No. 17-300, 1-2-2018]
C. At the time any person is stopped and issued
a citation for riding a skateboard in violation of this Section, the
skateboard used in the violation may be immediately seized and impounded
as evidence by the officer issuing the citation.
[R.O. 2011 § 365.040; R.O. 2009
§ 76.04; Ord. No. 06-141, 6-14-2006]
A. No person fifteen (15) years of age or
younger shall ride a bicycle within the municipal boundaries of the
City as an operator or passenger without properly wearing an approved
bicycle helmet securely fastened by chin or neck strap.
B. An approved bicycle helmet is headgear
which meets or exceeds the impact standard for protective helmets
set by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Federal safety
standards.
C. No parent, custodian or legal guardian
of a person fifteen (15) years of age or younger shall allow that
person to ride or be a passenger on a bicycle within the municipal
boundaries of the City as set out in this Section without wearing
an approved bicycle helmet. This is an offense of absolute liability.