Editor's Note—Ord. no. 3834-07 §2, adopted January
3, 2007, repealed ch. 390 and enacted new provisions set out herein.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall mean:
Every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which
any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, except scooters
and similar devices.
A self-balancing, two non-tandem wheeled device, designed
to transport only one (1) person, with an electric propulsion system
with an average power of seven hundred fifty (750) watts (one (1)
horsepower), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered
solely by such a propulsion system while ridden by an operator who
weighs one hundred seventy (170) pounds, is less than twenty (20)
miles per hour. Persons under sixteen (16) years of age shall not
operate an electric personal assistive mobility device, except for
an operator with a mobility-related disability.
Any two- or three-wheeled device having an automatic transmission
and a motor and a cylinder capacity of not more than fifty (50) cubic
centimeters, which produces less than three (3) gross brake horsepower
and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not
more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground. A motorized
bicycle shall be considered a motor vehicle for purposes of any homeowners'
or renters' insurance policy.
A device that typically has one (1) front and one (1) rear
wheel and a low footboard between, is steered by a handlebar and is
propelled either by pushing one foot against the ground while resting
the other foot on the footboard or a motor. A scooter may have more
than two (2) wheels.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
These regulations apply to bicyclists, motorized bicycle operators,
scooter operators, roller bladers, roller skaters, electric personal
assistive mobility devices (EPAMD) and skateboarders when such devices
are operated upon any highway, roadway or alleyway or upon any path
set aside for the exclusive use of such devices subject to those exceptions
stated by this Code.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
Every person operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, scooter,
roller blades, roller skates, EPAMD or skateboards upon a highway,
roadway or alleyway is granted all of the rights and is 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 the driver
of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this Chapter and
except as to those provisions of law and ordinance which by their
nature can have no application.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
Any person
operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, scooter, roller blades, skateboards,
EPAMD or roller skates, shall obey the instructions of official traffic
control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed
by a Law Enforcement Officer.
B.
Whenever
authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn
is permitted, no person operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, scooter,
roller blades, roller skates, EPAMD and skateboards, shall disobey
the direction of any such sign. Where such person dismounts from such
devices to make any such turn, the person shall then obey the regulations
applicable to pedestrians.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
No person
shall operate a motorized bicycle or motorized scooter on any highways,
streets or roads in this City unless the person has a valid license
to operate a motor vehicle.
B.
No motorized
bicycle or motorized scooter may be operated on any public thoroughfare
located within this City which has been designated as part of the
Federal interstate highway system.
C.
No person
shall operate a motorized bicycle on any highways, streets or roads
in this City unless it is equipped in accordance with the minimum
requirements for construction and equipment of MOPEDS, Regulation
VESC-17, approved July 1977, as promulgated by the Vehicle Equipment
Safety Commission, as amended.
D.
Motorized
scooters shall be so equipped and maintained so as to not create excessive
noise.
E.
Operators
of motorized scooters are not required to have vehicle registration,
nor required to show proof of financial responsibility.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
A person
propelling a bicycle or motorized bicycle shall not ride on the seat
other than a permanent and regularly attached seat.
B.
No bicycle,
motorized bicycle, scooter, roller blades, roller skates, EPAMD or
skateboard shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the
number for which it is designed and equipped.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
Every
person operating a bicycle, motorized bicycle, scooter, roller blades,
roller skates, EPAMDs or skateboard on a highway, roadway or alleyway
shall ride as near to the right side of the highway, roadway or alleyway
as practicable and shall exercise due care when passing a standing
vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
B.
Persons
riding bicycles, motorized bicycles, scooters, roller blades, roller
skates, EPAMDs or skateboards upon a road shall not ride more than
two (2) abreast except when riding on paths or part of roads set aside
for the exclusive use of such devices.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
No person shall operate a bicycle, scooter, motorized bicycle,
roller blades, roller skates, EPAMD or skateboard at a speed greater
than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions nor shall
such operator exceed the legal speed limit for the roadway while riding
upon the roadway.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
The operator of a bicycle, scooter, motorized bicycle, roller
blades, roller skates, EPAMD or skateboard emerging from an alleyway,
private roadway, driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk
or the sidewalk area, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching
on the sidewalk or sidewalk area. Upon entering the highway or roadway,
the operator shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching
on the highway or roadway.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
No person operating a bicycle, scooter, motorized bicycle, roller
blades, roller skates, EPAMD or skateboard shall carry any package,
bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one
(1) hand upon the handle bars, as applicable.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
No person shall park a bicycle, scooter, motorized bicycle,
roller blades, roller skates, EPAMD or skateboard upon a highway,
roadway or sidewalk in such a manner as to obstruct vehicular or pedestrian
traffic.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
Every
bicycle, scooter, motorized bicycle, roller blades, roller skates,
EPAMD or skateboard, when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with
and shall use a lamp on the front which emits a white light visible
from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front and
with a red, white or yellow reflector on the rear of a type which
is visible from all directions from fifty (50) feet to three hundred
(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 five hundred (500) feet to the rear may be used
in addition to the red reflector.
B.
Every
bicycle, scooter, motorized bicycle, roller blades, roller skates,
EPAMD or skateboard, shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which
will enable its driver to stop the device within twenty-five (25)
feet from a speed of ten (10) miles per hour on dry, level, clean
pavement.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
For purposes
of this Chapter, the term "helmet" means a piece
of headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standard for protective
bicycle helmets set by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
federal safety standards, those developed by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI), the Snell Memorial Foundation or the American
Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM).
B.
Every
person under the age of seventeen (17) years operating or being a
passenger on a bicycle or using a scooter, in-line skates, roller
skates or a skateboard shall wear a bicycle helmet of good fit, fastened
securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
C.
No person
operating a bicycle shall allow anyone under the age of seventeen
(17) years to ride as a passenger unless the passenger is wearing
a bicycle helmet, or else is in an enclosed trailer or other device
which meets or exceeds current nationally recognized standards of
design and manufacture for the protection of the passenger's head
from impacts in an accident without the need for a helmet.
D.
No parent,
custodian or legal guardian of a person under the age of seventeen
(17) years shall knowingly permit said person to operate or be a passenger
on a bicycle, or to use a scooter, in-line skates, roller skates and
skateboards without wearing a bicycle helmet.
E.
No person
operating a bicycle shall allow anyone who is either four (4) years
old or younger or weighing forty (40) pounds or less, to ride as a
passenger on the bicycle other than in a seat, which shall adequately
retain the passenger in place and protect the passenger from the bicycle's
moving parts.
F.
Any operator
of or passenger on equipment described in this Chapter found to be
in violation of this Chapter may be issued an equipment violation
notice as prescribed on a Missouri Uniform Complaint and Summons.
The person responsible for payment of the violation may have the violation
dismissed, if the person submits a receipt for a proof of purchase
of a bicycle helmet along with the helmet, to the Hazelwood Police
Department within five (5) calendar days of the date of the violation
notice.
G.
Fines
assessed to juvenile violators (age sixteen (16) and under) will be
the legal responsibility of the violator's parent, custodian or legal
guardian; and therefore any summons issued as a result of a violation
committed by such a juvenile, shall be issued to said violator's parent,
custodian or legal guardian.
H.
This
Chapter shall not apply to bicycles, scooters, in-line skates, roller
skates or skateboards operated on private residential property.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
No person upon roller skates, roller blades or a skateboard
shall go upon any road except while crossing the road. When so crossing,
such person shall be granted all of these rights and shall be subject
to all of the duties applicable to all other pedestrians.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person upon a bicycle, a scooter, a motorized
bicycle, roller skates, roller blades, EPAMD, a skateboard or similar
device, to:
1.
Ride
in or upon any public property (including sidewalks) or private property
of another, to include steps, staircases, ramps, banisters, courtyards,
fountains, foyers, plazas and other improved areas associated with
real property, without specific permission from the property owner
or an agent thereof.
2.
Ride
in or upon any school playground, parking garage or paved lot, if
the area has been posted to prohibit such devices or without specific
permission from the property owner or an agent thereof.
3.
Use
such devices in a crowd or during a public event, except that a person
with a demonstrable mobility-related disability may use an EPAMD unless
such use would pose a hazard to public safety.
4.
Latch
onto a motor vehicle with the intent to secure a tow or ride.
[Ord. No. 3834-07 §2, 1-3-2007]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of the provisions
of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. If a person
seventeen (17) years of age or younger violates a provision of this
Chapter, responding Police Officers may impound the device involved
and retain possession of same until such time as the parent or guardian
of the violator shall appear at the Police Department and claim the
impounded device.
