The intent of this chapter is to encourage the safe and proper operation
of bicycles on the streets of the Township of North Brunswick, particularly
by children, by furthering the programs established by the township police,
schools and civic groups to train children in the safe operation of bicycles,
and by providing a means of identifying the owners and operators of bicycles
who violate the standards set forth in this chapter governing the operation
of bicycles.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
BICYCLE
A two-wheeled, chain-driven vehicle propelled entirely by means of
the physical efforts of the person riding it.
All persons operating bicycles on the streets or other public highways
in the Township of North Brunswick shall conform to all applicable laws of
the State of New Jersey and ordinances of the Township of North Brunswick.
In addition to any other penalty which may be imposed by law for a violation
of this chapter, the Police Commissioner, upon receiving information that
any person under the age of 16 has been accused of violating any provision
of this chapter, shall require that person to appear before him or his appointed
representative for a hearing. The accused person shall be notified of the
time and place of the hearing, of the time and place of the alleged offense
and of the general nature of the acts constituting the alleged offense. Notice
shall be served on the accused person not less than five days before the date
of the hearing and shall be in writing, but no special form shall be required.
At the hearing, the accused shall enjoy the same rights as a person charged
before the Judge with a violation of the laws of the State of New Jersey.
If the Police Commissioner or his appointed representative is satisfied by
clear and convincing evidence that the accused is guilty as charged, he may
prohibit the accused from operating a bicycle for whatever period that he,
in his discretion, deems just; such period, however, shall not exceed three
months, except where the offender has been found guilty of a flagrant or repeated
violation of this chapter, in which case he may be permanently prohibited
from operating a bicycle within the Township of North Brunswick.