[HISTORY Adopted by the Board of Commissioners (now the Council)
of the City of Perth Amboy 12-20-39 as Ord. No. C-265. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 1979-2021]
Any person shall be permitted to ride, operate or propel a bicycle
upon any street or other public highway in the city with the option
of obtaining and securing and attaching to such bicycle a proper license
tag as hereinafter provided.
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Editor's Note: Former § 158-2, License tag required
for rental, was repealed 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 1979-2021.
[Amended 9-28-2011 by Ord. No. 1587-2011; 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 1979-2021]
An application for a license to own and operate a bicycle shall
be made to the Chief of Police in writing upon a form approved by
the City Council. Upon approval of an application, the Chief of Police
shall provide, at the expense of the City, a proper license tag which
may be attached to the frame of the bicycle in a substantial manner
No license fee shall be charged per year for each bicycle. Such license
shall be issued as of the calendar year and shall be effective for
such period.
Persons engaged in the business of buying secondhand bicycles
are hereby required to make a daily report to the Chief of Police,
specifying:
All persons engaged in the business of selling new or secondhand
bicycles are hereby required to make a daily report to the Chief of
Police, giving a list of all sales made by such dealers, which shall
include the following:
It shall be the duty of every person who sells or transfers
ownership of any bicycle to report such sale to the Chief of Police
within five (5) days from the date of sale or transfer and deliver
to the Chief of Police the registration card issued to the seller
as licensee thereof, together with the name and address of the person
to whom said bicycle was sold or transferred. It shall be the duty
of the purchaser or transferee of such bicycle to apply for a transfer
of registration within five (5) days of the said sale or transfer.
A fee of twenty-five cants ($0.25) shall be paid for each transfer.
No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate
or alter the number of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this
chapter, nor shall any person remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any
license plate, seal or registration card during the time in which
such plate, seal or card is operative.
[Amended 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 548-91; 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 1979-2021]
Every bicycle operated within the city, whether or not operated
under license issued hereunder, shall be subject to the following
conditions:
A.
A bicycle when in use on a street at night shall carry at least one
lighted lamp on its front. The lamp shall show a white light and be
of such nature and so displayed that it may be seen at least 200 feet
distant in the direction toward which the bicycle is proceeding. If
the front lamp is so arranged that it will show a red light visible
for a distance of at least 200 feet in the rear thereof, no red light
attached to the rear of the bicycle shall be necessary, but where
the front lamp does not show such a red light, there shall be attached
to the rear of the bicycle one lighted lamp showing a red light or
red reflector visible for a distance of at least 200 feet from the
rear thereof from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.
B.
Bicycles shall be equipped with an audible signal which can be heard
easily at a distance of 200 feet.
C.
The rider of a bicycle shall not allow it to proceed in a street
by inertia momentum, with his feet removed from the pedals, nor remove
both hands from the handlebars while riding the bicycle, nor practice
any trick or fancy riding in a street or carry another person upon
the bicycle.
D.
No person shall ride a bicycle, tricycle or similar machine on the
sidewalks on State Street, between Market Street and Fayette Street,
or on Smith Street, between Elm Street and High Street. No person
shall ride a bicycle, tricycle or similar machine in any public park
or public boardwalk, except that riding shall be permitted daily on
the Boardwalk from High Street to Second Street between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Riding during these hours may be suspended
by direction of the Chief of Police should special events require
the use of the Boardwalk.
E.
No rider of a bicycle shall hold fast to or hitch on to automobiles
or other vehicles.
F.
No bicycle shall be ridden faster than is reasonable and proper,
but every bicycle shall be operated with regard to the safety of the
operator and of any and all other persons using the sidewalks, streets
and other public highways of the City.
G.
No person shall ride or propel a bicycle upon any street or other
public highway in the City abreast of more than one other person riding
or propelling a bicycle.
H.
Every person riding or propelling a bicycle upon any street or public
highway in the City shall observe all traffic rules and regulations
applicable thereto and shall turn only at intersections, signal for
all turns, ride at the right-hand side of the street or highway, pass
to the left when passing overtaken vehicles and individuals that are
slower moving and shall pass vehicles to the right when meeting.
I.
All persons operating and propelling a bicycle shall comply with
the motor vehicle and traffic regulations of the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 5-21-1991 by Ord. No. 648.91]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine not in excess of $50.
[Amended 7-14-2021 by Ord. No. 1979-2021]
B.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall be subject to a fine not in excess of $50 or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 10 days, or both, and provided further that
the court may, in addition to the penalty provided herein, suspend
or revoke any license issued under this chapter.
