This article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Ordinance for Safe Use of Mopeds, Motor-Driven Cycles, Motorized Bicycles or Tricycles and Motorcycles in the Town of Frye Island, Maine; Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof," and shall be referred to herein as "this article."
[Adopted 10-9-1999 TM by Art. 25 (Ch. 107)]
The purpose of this article is to protect the health, safety and well-being of the citizens of Frye Island by regulating the safe use of mopeds, motor-driven cycles, motorized bicycles or tricycles and motorcycles on the public roads in the Town, many of which have narrow roadways and hidden obstructions which may endanger the safety of persons driving, bicycling or walking on the roads or the safety of motorists, cyclists or pedestrians.
A.
No moped, motor-driven cycle, motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorcycle shall be used on Town public roads unless it has been registered with a state or province or the Town Clerk and has been issued a license. The Town registration fee, license and other requirements shall be as ordered by the Selectmen with the advice of the Executive Committee of the Board of Island Trustees. The owner must sign an acceptance of liability for any operator of any moped, motor-driven cycle, motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorcycle.
B.
No moped, motor-driven cycle, motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorcycle shall be used on Town public roads unless it bears a number identification issued by a state or province or the Town Clerk. The number identification issued by the Town Clerk shall be as ordered by the Selectmen with the advice of the Executive Committee of the Board of Island Trustees.
The definitions of "moped," motor-driven cycle, "motorized bicycle or tricycle" and "motorcycle" shall be as defined in Title 29-A M.R.S.A., Chapter 1.
The use of mopeds, motor-driven cycles, motorized bicycles or tricycles and motorcycles on Town roads shall be as defined in Title 29-A of the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, except as provided in this article.
A.
The following persons must wear protective headgear while on Town public roads:
(1)
If under 14 years of age, operators or passengers on a moped, motor-driven cycle, motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorcycle;
(2)
An operator of a moped, motor-driven cycle, motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorcycle who is operating under a learner's permit or within one year of successfully completing a driving test;
(3)
A passenger of an operator required to wear headgear.
B.
Compliance. An operator of a moped, motor-driven cycle, motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorcycle, and/or their parent or guardian, may not allow a passenger under the age of 14 years to ride in violation of this section.
C.
Standard protective headgear must conform with minimum standards of construction and performance as prescribed by the American National Standards Institute Specifications Z90.1 or by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety.
[Amended BOS 3-20-2024]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall be fined $50 for the first offense, $200 for the second offense and $500 for any subsequent offense. All fines accrue to the Town of Frye Island.
This article shall be enforced by the Town of Frye Island Police Department, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department, or their designees.