No bicycle shall be allowed to proceed in any street in the Village
by inertia or momentum with the feet of the rider removed from the bicycle
pedals. No rider of a bicycle shall remove both hands from the handlebars
or practice any trick or fancy riding in any street in the Village nor shall
any bicycle rider carry or ride any other person so that two persons are on
the bicycle at one time, unless a seat is provided for a second person.
No person shall operate a bicycle upon a highway during the hours of
darkness unless equipped as required in § 347.489, Wis. Stats.
No person shall leave a bicycle at such a place or in such a way as
to create a hazard to pedestrians, automobile operators or to anyone else.
Persons riding or using bicycles or other similar vehicles along or
upon any public street, avenue, lane, alley or other public road, ground or
way within the Village shall not ride more than two abreast excepting in a
general parade or public demonstration.
The provisions of Ch. 346, Wis. Stats., shall be applicable to the operation
of bicycles where appropriate.
The owner of each bicycle operated in the Village of Westfield shall
pay a one-time fee as set by the Village Board to the Village Clerk-Treasurer
and receive a permit together with any license plate or further evidence of
registration that the Clerk-Treasurer and the Police Department shall require
from time to time. The fee shall be established for the life of the bicycle.
Every owner or operator of a bicycle within the Village shall, prior
to operation, file with the Police Department a complete description of such
bicycle upon a blank form to be provided for the purpose, which such filing
of description shall constitute a registration of such bicycle for the purpose
of this chapter. Every owner of a bicycle shall list and register with the
Police Department his name and address, name of the manufacturer of his bicycle
and its number, model and general description. Such registration shall be
serially numbered and kept on file by the Chief of Police in his office as
a public record.
Immediately upon the registration of the bicycle in his office, the
owner, as directed by the Chief of Police, shall affix to such bicycle an
identification decal, serially numbered to correspond with the registration
of each bicycle. Each decal shall thereafter remain affixed to such bicycle
unless removed by the Police Department for cause or for replacement with
another decal. A fee as set by the Village Board per registration shall be
made for the inspection and registering of any bicycle under the provisions
of this chapter. The registration period for a bicycle shall be for the period
of time that the licensee retains ownership thereof, the intent being that
such registration shall expire upon termination of ownership thereof and that
new registration shall be required for replacement or an additional bicycle.