The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley,
driveway or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk
area extended 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.
A.
No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk from
Messenger Street to Humbird Street on Main Street.
B.
Signs. The Chief of Police may cause signs to be erected
on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting riding bicycles thereon by
any person, and when such signs are in place no person shall disobey
the same.
C.
Right-of-way. 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 ride or propel a bicycle upon
any public street, highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley except in
a careful and prudent manner. A person propelling a bicycle shall
not ride other than astride a permanent or regular seat attached thereto.
No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the
number for which it is designed and equipped. No person riding upon
any bicycle shall attach the same or himself to any streetcar or vehicle
upon a roadway.
No person shall park a bicycle upon a street
or sidewalk from Messenger Street to Humbird Street on Main Street,
except in a suitable rack provided in said area.
No bicycle shall be ridden upon any public street,
highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley at a speed faster than is reasonable
and proper under traffic conditions at the time, and every bicycle
shall be operated with due regard to the safety of the operator and
other persons upon the streets, highways, boulevards, sidewalks and
alleys of the City.
A.
General laws. Every person riding a bicycle upon a
roadway, public street, highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley 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 this state declaring
rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by this Code, except as
to the provisions hereof and except as to those provisions of law
and ordinances which by their nature can have no application. Specifically,
the provisions of W.S.A. ch. 346 shall be applicable to the operation
of bicycles where appropriate.
B.
Traffic signals. 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. 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 turn, in which
event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
A.
Lamps. No person may operate a bicycle upon a highway,
bicycle lane or bicycle way during hours of darkness unless such bicycle
is equipped with or the operator is wearing a lamp emitting a white
light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front of
such bicycle. Such bicycle shall also be equipped with a red reflector
that has a diameter of at least two inches of surface area on the
rear, so mounted and maintained as to be visible from all distances
from 50 to 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper
beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light
visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition
to but not in lieu of the red reflector.
B.
Sound device. No person shall operate a bicycle unless
it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal
audible for a distance of at least 50 feet, except that a bicycle
shall not be equipped with nor shall any persons use upon a bicycle
any siren or whistle.
C.
Brakes. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake,
which will enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on dry,
level, clean pavement.
No person under 12 years shall operate a bicycle
upon any public street, highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley between
9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
No person shall operate a bicycle upon any public
street, highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley abreast of or to the
left of another person operating a bicycle except while passing such
bicycle.
Every person riding a bicycle upon any public
street, highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley shall turn only at intersections
as permitted, signal for all turns and stops at the right-hand side
of the street or highway as near as may be to the street curb and
pass to the left when passing vehicles or bicycles that are slower
moving and on the right side when meeting. No person shall do any
trick riding on any street, highway, boulevard, sidewalk or alley
or operate a bicycle without both hands on the handlebar.
A rental agency shall not rent or offer any
bicycle for rent unless the bicycle is licensed and a license plate
is attached thereto as provided herein and such bicycle is equipped
with the lamps and other equipment required in this article.
[Amended 9-22-1992 by Ord. No. 747]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or
ride a skateboard in any of the following places:
(1)
On any City street.
(2)
Upon any sidewalk on Main Street, from Humbird Street
to Water Street.
(3)
On any facility owned or maintained by the Department
of Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries, except those areas specifically
designated for that purpose.
(4)
Any public parking ramp or parking lot.
(5)
On private property which is prominently posted with
signs prohibiting skateboarding. Such signs shall be made available
to the public by the office of the Inspection Department upon payment
of a fee prescribed by such office.
B.
Operators or riders of skateboards shall yield the
right-of-way to other pedestrians using City sidewalks and shall not
otherwise endanger or interfere with normal pedestrian traffic on
those sidewalks.
C.
There is hereby established for the sole use of skateboarders
a skateboard facility at Clanton Park. No other recreational activities
shall take place at such facility, including but not limited to roller-blading,
bicycling or any other recreational activity. Further, all persons
using such facility are required to wear helmets, kneepads and elbow
pads. Finally, there shall be no smoking in such skateboard facility.
A.
Forfeiture. Any person who shall violate any provision
of this article shall be subject to a forfeiture of not more than
$25 for the first offense and not less than $25 nor more than $50
for the second offense.
B.
Suspension. The Chief of Police, upon recommendation of the Juvenile Court, may suspend the registration of and remove the identification tag from any bicycle operated contrary to any state law or City ordinance or operated while in unsafe mechanical condition, such suspension and removal to continue for a period not to exceed 10 days, provided that such registration shall not be reinstated or such identification tag be replaced while such bicycle is in unsafe condition. Such suspension and removal shall be in addition to the penalty provided under Subsection A.
