[Traf. Code § 89; amended 1-7-2019 by Ord. No. 1976]
The provisions of this article shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or sidewalk, subject to those exceptions stated herein. An individual lawfully operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk or a pedestrian crosswalk has all of the rights and responsibilities applicable to a pedestrian using that sidewalk or crosswalk.
[Traf. Code § 62]
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 under this chapter, except as to those provisions which, by their nature, can have no application. Where such person dismounts from the bicycle he shall be subject to the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
[Traf. Code § 73]
Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front, which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front, and with a red reflector on the rear, which shall be visible from all distances from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear, when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps 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 the red reflector.
[Traf. Code § 73]
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 100 feet, except that such vehicle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use upon such vehicle, any siren or whistle.
[Traf. Code § 73]
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
[Traf. Code § 65]
No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
[Traf. Code § 64]
Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
[Traf. Code § 64]
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.
[Traf. Code § 64]
Wherever usable paths for bicycles have been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such paths and shall not use the roadway.
[Traf. Code § 68; amended 10-31-1983 by Ord. No. 1294; 1-7-2019 by Ord. No. 1976]
A. 
No person shall ride any bicycle upon any sidewalk, part of sidewalk, street, within a park, or on the Kalamazoo Mall where signs have been erected prohibiting bicycle riding.
B. 
Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian.
C. 
The operator of a bicycle who emerges 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 the sidewalk area and, upon entering the roadway, shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway.
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Editor’s Note: Former § 36-226, Obedience to signs prohibiting riding on sidewalk, street, or the Kalamazoo Mall, as amended 10-31-1983 by Ord. No. 1294, was repealed 1-7-2019 by Ord. No. 1976.
[Traf. Code § 67]
No person shall stand or 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 the curb, in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic.