As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BICYCLE
A device having two wheels with tires, 15 inches or more in diameter,
connected by a frame of metal or other material and arranged to be propelled
by human power. The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to bicycles
as defined herein and to no other vehicles or devices of any kind.
No person shall willfully, maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate or
alter the number of any bicycle frame licensed pursuant to this chapter. No
person shall remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any license plate, seal or
registration card during the time in which such license plate, seal or registration
card is operative, provided that nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the
Director of the Department of Public Safety or his designee from marking or
stamping on the frames of bicycles on which no serial number can be found
or on which such number is illegible for identification purposes. The Director
of the Department of Public Safety or his designee may also mark or stamp
a number upon the frame of any bicycle registered which shall be the secret
number of the Department, if so required in the administration of the provisions
of this chapter to prevent bicycle larceny and recover stolen bicycles.
[Amended 3-8-1994 by Ord. No. 17-94]
A. Every person riding or using a bicycle in the city shall
obey all sections of the Motor Vehicle Code of the State of New Jersey, N.J.S.A.
39:1 et seq., which relate to bicycles, and obey all ordinances passed by
the city as to the regulation of traffic on stop streets, one-way streets
and through streets.
B. No person shall ride a bicycle on a sidewalk or a boardwalk
unless the sidewalk or boardwalk has been designated for use as a bikeway
by the Director of the Department of Public Safety or his designee.
C. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey statute or this subsection, any person convicted of a violation of this subsection or its supplements and amendments shall be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
I.