As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BICYCLE
Every device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and
having wheels any two of which are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
For purposes of this chapter, a bicycle is a vehicle.
HIGHWAY
All public ways and thoroughfares and bridges on same. It
includes the entire width between the boundary lines of every way
open to the use of the public as a matter of right for the purposes
of vehicular travel. For the purposes of this chapter, "highway" also
means "street" and "roadway."
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The privilege of the immediate use of the roadway.
YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PEDESTRIAN
The operator of a vehicle is required to reduce speed or
stop if necessary, to avoid endangering, colliding with or interfering
in any way with pedestrian travel.
The riding of bicycles is prohibited on sidewalks adjacent to
the following streets: Main Street between Water Street and Madison
Street; East Lake Street between Ford Court and Main Street; West
Lake Street between Main Street and a point 260 feet west from the
west line of Church Street where Church Street intersects West Lake
Street.
Except for the prohibition in §
264-4, riding of bicycles is permitted on all City sidewalks, subject to the following provisions:
A. Every person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the
right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall exercise due care and give
an audible signal when passing a bicycle rider or pedestrian proceeding
in the same direction.
B. The provisions of §
264-6A through
D apply when riding upon a sidewalk.
Any parent or guardian of any child who authorizes or knowingly
permits such child to violate any provisions of this chapter may be
issued a citation and may be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of
$20 plus costs for a first offense, and a fine of $50 plus costs for
subsequent offenses within one year of the first offense.