[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Hudson 6-17-1975 by Ord. No. 2-1975 (Ch. 37 of the 1973
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway
shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of
the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of the
state declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the
traffic ordinances of the City applicable to the driver of a vehicle,
except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to
those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can
have no application.
A.
Generally. Any person operating a bicycle shall obey
the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs and other
control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed
by a police officer.
B.
Turns. 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 where
such person dismounts from the bicycle to make any such turn, in which
event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
[Amended 4-20-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
All bicycles shall be equipped as provided in
§ 1236 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and all operators
and passengers on bicycles shall have protective headgear as required
by § 1238 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
A.
Generally. Every person operating a bicycle upon a
roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the roadway as
practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or
one proceeding in the same direction.
B.
Riding abreast. Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway
shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways
set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
C.
Bicycle paths. Whenever a usable path for bicycles
has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use
such path and shall not use the roadway.
A.
Generally. No person shall ride, drive or operate
a bicycle along any public sidewalk or footpath intended for the use
of pedestrians. This provision shall not apply to children 10 years
of age or under nor to invalids or cripples who cannot walk.
B.
Signs. The Chief of Police or Traffic Engineer shall
be authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting
the riding of bicycles thereon by any person, and when such signs
are in place no person shall disobey the same.
C.
Duty as to pedestrians. Whenever any person is riding
a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way
to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking
and passing such pedestrian.
No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed
greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley,
driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk
area extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of-way to all
pedestrians approaching on said sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon
entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles
approaching on said roadway.
No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach
the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any
package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping at
least one hand upon the handlebars.
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, or at a curb,
in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic.
