[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Riverside 11-28-1973 by Ord. No. 1973-19 (Ch. 116 of the 1995
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall provide for the registration and licensing
of bicycles in the Township of Riverside.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes vehicles with two wheels 24 inches or more in diameter,
one in front of the other, having a saddle-like seat for the rider,
steered by a handle bar and driven by pedals.
A bicycle having a seat height of less than 24 inches when
the seat is in the lowest adjustable position.
[Amended 3-28-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4]
A.Â
Every person required under the terms of this chapter to obtain a
registration tag shall within 90 days after the effective date of
this chapter apply for and procure the same from the Riverside Township
Police Department. Said registration tag shall be fastened to the
frame of the bicycle in a place to be determined by the Director of
Public Safety. Removal of said tag shall be grounds for revocation
of the registration.
B.Â
No person shall willfully or maliciously remove, destroy, mutilate
or alter the registration tag during the period for which such tag
is operative. The substitution of registration tags not in conformity
with this section is hereby prohibited.
C.Â
Every person shall within 90 days after acquiring a bicycle obtain
a registration tag as set forth above. A registration tag shall be
valid for as long as the person owns the bicycle.
A registration tag shall only be issued by the Riverside Township
Police Department upon a satisfactory showing by the applicant to
the registration authority that the bicycle is in a safe mechanical
condition. The applicant may be required to demonstrate his or her
qualifications for operating a bicycle and his or her knowledge of
the vehicular and traffic laws of the State of New Jersey applicable
to bicycle signs and signals, as well as such rules and regulations
as the Police Department may promulgate with the approval of the Township
Committee of the Township of Riverside concerning the operation, equipment
and maintenance of bicycles; provided, however, that said rules and
regulations do not conflict with any existing statutes of the State
of New Jersey.
The owner of any newly acquired bicycle shall make application
for a registration tag for such bicycle within 90 days after the acquisition
at the Riverside Township Police Department. Upon compliance by the
applicant with the requirements set forth herein, the Riverside Township
Police Department shall issue to the applicant the registration tag.
The Township Committee of the Township of Riverside shall cause
to be issued and delivered to each applicant a printed copy of the
safety rules and regulations for the use of bicycles, the substance
of which shall be as follows:
A.Â
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a light on the front which shall
emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to
the front and with a light on the rear, in addition to which a red
reflector of the minimum size of two inches in diameter which shall
emit a red light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the
rear.
B.Â
No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell
or other device, to be approved by the Director of Public Safety,
capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100
feet.
[Amended 3-28-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4]
C.Â
A person propelling or riding on a bicycle shall not ride other than
upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor
shall be ride with his feet removed from the pedals or with both hands
removed from the handlebars, nor shall he practice any trick or fancy
riding in a street. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons
at one time than the number for which it is designed.
D.Â
No person riding upon any vehicle shall attach the same or himself
to any vehicle upon a roadway, and no operator of any vehicle shall
knowingly allow any person riding upon any bicycle to attach the same
or himself to the vehicle.
E.Â
Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the
operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
F.Â
Every person riding or operating a bicycle shall obey all stop signs
and traffic signals.
G.Â
Every person riding or operating a bicycle shall be required immediately
before entering a street or sidewalk from any alley or driveway to
come to a complete stop for the purpose of making an observation in
order to ensure that said street or sidewalk is clear of pedestrians
or vehicles.
H.Â
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.
I.Â
Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall ride in single file
except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use
of bicycles.
J.Â
Regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle
is operated upon any highway or upon any path set aside for the exclusive
use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein.
K.Â
Such other rules as may be promulgated from time to time by the Township
Committee of the Township of Riverside shall apply.
Every licensee under this section who sells or transfers ownership
of a bicycle shall report said sale or transfer within 72 hours to
the Riverside Township Police Department by returning the license
and registration tag issued to such person and at the same time furnishing
the Police Department with the name and address of the person to whom
the bicycle was sold or transferred.
A.Â
Any person eight years of age and over who violates any of the provisions
of this chapter relating to the vehicle traffic laws or the bicycle
safe riding rules and regulations and the official police instructions
for the safe operation of a bicycle shall be for the first offense
reprimanded, in writing, by the Riverside Township Police Department,
addressed to the parents or guardian of the offender, stating the
nature of the violations and a warning that a repetition of the violation
or any other violation must be prevented or the bicycle will be impounded
for a period of time of not less than seven days nor more than 30
days, and during that period of time, the offender cannot ride a bicycle
on the streets.
B.Â
On the second offense, the offender will be summoned to appear at
Police Headquarters with his or her bicycle, accompanied by a parent
or guardian if under the age of 18 years, and, after a hearing on
the violation, if, in the discretion of the Director of Public Safety,
it is decided to punish the offender for the violation, the offender's
bicycle and registration may be impounded for a period of time not
less than seven days nor more than 30 days at the discretion of the
Director of Public Safety with the approval, if possible, of the parent
or guardian, but the decision of the Director of Public Safety shall
prevail and the bicycle shall be impounded and the violator shall
not be permitted to ride a bicycle on the street.
[Amended 3-28-1994 by Ord. No. 1994-4]
