[Amended 11-7-2017 STM]
A. 
A person shall not operate any play vehicles or bicycles in an unsafe and hazardous manner so as to endanger the operator or other people or property.
B. 
A person shall not operate any play vehicles or bicycles so as to impede or hinder traffic.
C. 
A person operating any play vehicles or bicycles shall pass motor vehicles safely at the person's discretion and own risk. Such passing may be to the left or right only while proceeding in the same direction as traffic. Passing a motor vehicle on the left shall only occur when:
(1) 
A line of motor vehicles are waiting to make a right-hand turn in the right lane;
(2) 
A motor vehicle is stopped in the right lane; and
(3) 
A bus is stopped in the right lane.
D. 
No person shall propel a bicycle and/or a wheeled good on any sidewalk or within any sidewalk area except for children age 10 and under who are accompanied by an adult.
E. 
A person operating a wheeled good or bicycle upon a roadway at a speed less than normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time and place shall operate on the right portion of the way as far as practicable except when it is unsafe to do so as determined by the operator of the wheeled good or:
(1) 
When overtaking and passing another wheeled good operator or bicycle in the same direction;
(2) 
When preparing to make a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
(3) 
When proceeding straight in a place where right turns are permitted; and
(4) 
When necessary to avoid hazardous conditions, including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, play vehicles, pedestrians, animals, broken pavement, glass, sand, puddles, ice, surface hazards or opening doors from parallel-parked vehicles, or a lane of substandard width that makes it unsafe to continue along the right portion of the way. For purposes of this subsection, "lane of substandard width" means a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle or roller skier and a vehicle to travel safely side by side in the lane.
F. 
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this state declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances of this Town applicable to a driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no applicability.
G. 
The operator of a wheeled good or bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway or curb shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching on such sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on such roadway.
H. 
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars (of a bicycle).
A. 
A person shall park a bicycle at racks or designated areas where provided. Otherwise, the person shall park such bicycle in such manner as not to interfere with traffic or pedestrian movement.
B. 
A person shall not park a bicycle in front of or secured to any of the following:
(1) 
Entrances to buildings or other structures.
(2) 
Fire hydrants.
Fines and penalties provided by Maine statutes shall apply for all violations including local ordinances. In addition, the following provisions shall apply for impounded bicycles:
A. 
Where any bicycle has remained parked for any period exceeding 24 hours, authorized officials may remove and impound the bicycle. The owner may recover the bicycle upon payment of a fee established by the Select Board.
[Amended 6-8-2021 ATM by Art. 9]
B. 
Where the ownership of an impounded bicycle is known or may be reasonably ascertained, the Chief of Police shall notify the owner that such bicycle has been impounded. Any bicycle not claimed within 30 days shall be considered abandoned, and the Town may dispose of any abandoned bicycle.
A. 
No person shall use, ride or operate, or attempt to use, ride or operate, the following play vehicles (i.e., skateboard, roller skates, roller blades or in-line skates) on U.S. Route One, Shore Road, Beach Street, River Road, Hoyt's Lane, Berwick Road, Perkins Cove Road, Wharf Lane and the ramp between the Upper and Lower Lots, or upon a lawful sidewalk, or upon private property without permission from the property owner. Bicycles are permitted on the aforementioned roads.
(1) 
All play vehicles, including bicycles, are not permitted on the Marginal Way.
(2) 
The operation of all play vehicles, including bicycles, is permitted within a public parking area, if undertaken in a manner which does not interfere with the flow of traffic associated with vehicular parking and vehicular and pedestrian passage.
B. 
Children age 10 and under who are accompanied by an adult may ride a bicycle or other wheeled good on any sidewalk. Any other person shall not ride a bicycle or other wheeled good on any lawful sidewalk. Any person shall not ride a bicycle or other wheeled good on Marginal Way, on any private property without permission of the owner, on Ogunquit Beach from May 15 until September 15 of each year, or in a fashion which causes damage to any municipal property. A bicyclist is permitted to walk a bicycle over any grassy area, wooded trail, or any paved surface, including sidewalks, reserved for pedestrian use.
C. 
Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $50.
[Amended 6-8-2021 ATM by Art. 9]