[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Garfield 9-24-2024 by Ord. No. 3039. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter:
BICYCLE
A vehicle propelled solely by human power through a chain belt or gears that has at least one wheel more than 14 inches in diameter.
EARPHONES
Any headset, radio, tape player, or other similar device which is designed to provide the listener with radio programs, music, or other recorded information through a device which covers all or a portion of both ears.
LANE
The portion of roadway used for the movement of a single line of vehicles. Unless otherwise indicated by traffic control devices, every undivided roadway on which lanes are not marked or on which the only pavement marking is a center line shall be deemed to be a two-lane street with one lane open for vehicular travel in each direction separated by the center line. The marked or unmarked portion of a street on which parking is permitted is not a separate lane for vehicular travel but is a parking lane.
PATH
A way publicly maintained that has been designated for use by bicycles only or by bicycles and pedestrians by a traffic control device or other sign or by regulation and that is separated from the roadway for other vehicular traffic by open space, a curb or another barrier.
SAFE, SAFELY and IN SAFETY
A. 
Without hazard to person or property;
B. 
Without in any way interfering with, impeding, hindering, obstructing or taking the right-of-way from any other vehicle or pedestrian;
C. 
In an attentive, careful, and prudent manner; and
D. 
At a speed such that recovery from errors in judgment is possible.
A. 
No person driving a bicycle shall ride other than astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
B. 
No bicycle shall be used by either the driver or any passenger to carry more persons than the number for which it is designed or equipped.
C. 
An adult riding on a bicycle may carry a child securely attached to the person in a backpack or sling.
Every person driving a bicycle shall keep at least one hand on the handlebars at all times and shall not carry any package, bundle or article that obstructs the driver's vision or prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle.
A. 
Every person driving a bicycle upon a roadway at a speed so slow as to impede or block the normal and legal forward movement of traffic proceeding immediately behind such bicycle shall drive within the right four feet of the right-hand through lane of the roadway, except under any of the following conditions:
(1) 
When driving in a bike lane;
(2) 
When preparing for a left turn;
(3) 
When reasonably necessary for safety because of debris or other obstruction on or a defect in the surface of the pavement, but the bicyclist shall continue to drive as close to the right side of the roadway as is practicable;
(4) 
When overtaking and passing on the left of another vehicle; and
(5) 
On a one-way street, when driving in the left four feet of the left-hand through lane.
B. 
A bicycle may be driven on a paved shoulder if such driving does not violate any section of this chapter for passing or direction of travel.
Persons driving bicycles across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk from a sidewalk or path have all the duties applicable to pedestrians under the same circumstances and similarly have such rights, but only if the approach and entry into the roadway are made at a speed no greater than an ordinary walk so that other drivers may anticipate the necessity to yield when required.
A. 
No person shall drive a bicycle between sunset and sunrise unless it is equipped with a red rear reflector mounted on the bicycle so located and of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible for 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.
B. 
No person shall drive a bicycle between sunset and sunrise or at any other time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead, unless it is equipped with a lamp mounted on the front of the bicycle and emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front.
A. 
No person shall park a bicycle in such a way as to:
(1) 
Cause an obstruction to or impede the flow of traffic or of pedestrians on public or private sidewalks;
(2) 
Hinder or restrict access to handrails or ramps;
(3) 
Lock the bicycle to a tree or fire hydrant;
(4) 
Park on a roadway except in an area designated for bicycle parking; or
(5) 
Leave the bicycle locked to a pole or post owned or leased by a public authority.
B. 
Persons stopping or parking bicycles shall obey all the provisions of this chapter regulating those activities on roadways, but are exempt from other provisions of this chapter unless specifically mentioned, notwithstanding their status as vehicles.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon any bicycle within the City.
B. 
A bicycle may be deemed abandoned by the City if:
(1) 
It has been parked for a period of seven or more consecutive calendar days in the same location; or
(2) 
It appears visually to be in a state of prolonged disuse such that it has deflated tires, a rusted chain, accumulated leaves and debris associated with it, bent or missing wheels, bent handlebars, or other missing parts; or
(3) 
Seventy-five percent or more of the bicycle is rusted; or
(4) 
It is parked, placed or left on a roadway or in any public right-of-way in violation of this chapter; or
(5) 
It is found in any other condition in which a bicycle would be deemed to be abandoned.
C. 
In the event that a bicycle is deemed to be abandoned by the City's Police Department, or relevant official, the Department shall have the authority to remove, seize, impound and/or dispose of same in accordance with the law.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this chapter, or any supplement to, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed $200 at the discretion of the court.