The parent of any child or the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this article.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-141)
No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-166)
No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk, and, when so crossing, the person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-12)
Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front of the bicycle which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front, and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the state department of public safety, which shall be visible from all distances 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.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-143)
No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a warning signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet; provided that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use on a bicycle any siren or whistle.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-144)
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-145)
(a) 
Every person riding a bicycle shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except as to special regulations in this article and except as to to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.
(b) 
However, organized, competitive bicycle races may be held on public roads provided that the sponsoring organization shall have obtained the approval of the police department. The sponsoring organization and the police department may establish by agreement special regulations regarding the movement of bicycles during such races, or in training for races, including, but not limited to, permission to ride abreast and other regulations to facilitate the safe conduct of such races or training for races. “Bicycle” as used herein means a nonmotorized vehicle propelled by human power.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-161)
(a) 
Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic-control signals, signs and other control devices applicable to vehicles.
(b) 
Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except when the person dismounts from the bicycle to make any such turn, in which event the person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-162)
A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at a single time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-163)
(a) 
Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, a person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than the speed of the other traffic on the roadway at that time shall ride as near as practicable to the right curb or edge of the roadway, except when:
(1) 
The person is overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
(2) 
The person is preparing for a left turn at an intersection or onto a private road or driveway; or
(3) 
Conditions on the roadway, including fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or substandard width lanes, make it unsafe to ride next to the right curb or edge of the roadway.
(b) 
For the purpose of subsection (a) of this section, a substandard width lane is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle and a motor vehicle to travel in the lane safely side by side.
(c) 
A person operating a bicycle on a one-way roadway with two (2) or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near as practicable to the left curb or edge of the roadway.
(d) 
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two (2) abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic on the roadway. If persons are riding two (2) abreast on a laned roadway, they must ride in a single lane.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-164)
No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-165)
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handlebars.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-167)
No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against the curb or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle or against a building in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-168)
No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district. No person twelve (12) or more years of age shall ride a bicycle upon any sidewalk in any district.
(1987 Code, sec. 16-169)