[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Oneida 12-21-1982 as Ch. 4-5 and Sec. 4-17-14 of the 1982
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 180.
As used in this chapter, the following words
shall have the following meanings.
Every two- or three-wheeled device upon which a person or
persons may ride, propelled by human power through a belt, chain or
gears with such wheels in tandem or tricycle, except that it shall
not include such a device having solid tires and intended for use
only on a sidewalk by preteenage children.
The Commissioner of Public Safety of the city.
Every person who operates or drives or is in actual physical
control of the bicycle, whether or not such bicycle is actually in
motion.
The owner shall be the person having title to the bicycle.
[Amended 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-01]
Every person driving a bicycle upon a highway
of the city 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
ordinances of the city relating to traffic or the Vehicle and Traffic
Law, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as
to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.[1]
[Amended 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-01]
No bicycle shall be driven upon the sidewalks
of the city by any person over the age of 10 years.
[Amended 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-01]
A.
Any person driving a bicycle in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and subject to the penalties provided for in Subsection B. Any owner who shall knowingly permit or authorize a bicycle to be driven in violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and subject to the penalties provided for in Subsection B. Any parent of any child and any guardian of any ward under the age of 16 years who shall knowingly suffer or permit or authorize any such child or ward to violate any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and subject to the penlties provided for in Subsection B.
B.
Every person convicted of a traffic infraction for
a violation of any provisions of this chapter shall be punished as
follows:
(1)
For a first conviction, by a fine of not more than
$10 or by imprisonment for not more than five days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
(2)
For a second conviction within 18 months thereafter,
by a fine of not more than $25 or by imprisonment for not more than
10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(3)
For a third or subsequent conviction within 18 months
after the first conviction, by a fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment
for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
A.
Except in areas as may be designated by authority
of the Common Council, it shall be unlawful for any person to use,
operate or ride upon a skateboard within the limits of any public
street or upon any sidewalk or other property of the city.
B.
Every person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of § 26-4B of this chapter. The offender may be further required to pay restitution for any loss or damage caused thereby.
[Amended 6-17-2014 by Ord. No. 14-01]
C.
Any parent of any child and any guardian of any ward under the age of 16 years who shall knowingly suffer or permit or authorize any such child or ward to violate any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and subject to the penalties, including restitution, provided for in Subsection B.
