Every person operating a motorcycle shall be granted all of the rights
and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver
of any other vehicle under this chapter, except as to special regulations
in this chapter and except as to those provisions of this chapter
which by their nature can have no application.
For the purposes of a prearranged organized special event and upon
a showing that safety will be reasonably maintained, the City may
grant a special permit exempting the operation of a motorcycle from
any requirement of this Part 15.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent
and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry
any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless
such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which
event a passenger may ride upon the permanent seat if designed for
two persons or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle
at the rear or side of the operator.
No person shall operate a motorcycle while carrying packages, bundles,
or other articles which prevent the person from keeping both hands
on the handlebars.
No operator shall carry any person nor shall any person ride in a
position that will interfere with the operation or control of the
motorcycle or the view of the operator.
Except as provided in subsection (4.5)(c) of this section, a person
shall not drive or ride as a passenger on a motorcycle or low-power
scooter on a roadway unless:
Be designed to reduce injuries to the user resulting from head
impacts and to protect the user by remaining on the user’s head,
deflecting blows, resisting penetration, and spreading the force of
impact;
Meet or exceed the standards established in the United States
Department of Transportation Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 218, 49 CFR 571.218, for motorcycle helmets.
All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a traffic lane, and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a traffic lane. This subsection (1) shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, ride or use a motorcycle,
motor-driven cycle, motor scooter, motorbike, minibike, dune buggy,
or other similar on- or off-road vehicle upon any public or private
property which is not an improved public street or highway, or improved
private street approved by the City, except that this subsection shall
not apply in either of the following instances:
Where such vehicle is being driven, ridden, or used upon property
by the owner, resident or tenant of such property, or by an authorized
visitor when such visitor is accompanied by or has a written authorization
in his possession from the owner, resident or tenant of the property.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a traffic
infraction.
(Ord. 4759, 9-6-17)
No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself, herself,
or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway. Any person who
violates any provision of this section commits a traffic infraction.