[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Clayton 7-10-1995 as Title 8, Ch. 2, of the 1995 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Every device propelled by the feet acting upon pedals and
having wheels, any two of which are not less than 14 inches in diameter.
That portion of a roadway set aside for exclusive use of
bicycles and so designated by appropriate signs and markings by the
responsible governing body.
Any path or sidewalk, or portion thereof, designated for
the use of bicycles by the responsible governing body.
Any bicycle lane, bicycle way or highway which has been duly
designated by the responsible governing body and identified by appropriate
signs and markings.
Any device attached to a bicycle designed for carrying articles.
A metal plate or sticker indicating that a bicycle is registered.
The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful
manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching
under such circumstances of direction, speed and proximity as to give
rise to danger of collision unless one grants precedence to the other.
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 unless equipped
as required in § 347.489, Wis. Stats.[1]
The provisions of Chs. 346 and 347, Wis. Stats., and applicable
Village ordinances shall govern the operation of bicycles where appropriate.
A.
Rules for turning.
(1)
The operator of a bicycle intending to turn to the right at an intersection
shall approach the point of turning in the traffic lane nearest the
right-hand edge or curb of the street and, in turning, shall keep
as closely as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway.
(2)
The operator of a bicycle intending to turn to the left at an intersection
or into a private driveway shall make such turn from the traffic lane
immediately to the right or next to the center of the street and pass
immediately to the left of the center of the intersection, passing
as closely as practicable to the left of the center of the intersection
immediately to the right of the center of the intersection of the
street.
(3)
At any intersection where traffic is controlled by a traffic control
signal or by a traffic officer, it shall be unlawful for any such
operator of such bicycle upon any street to disobey the instructions
of any official traffic sign or signal placed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Wisconsin and the ordinances of the Village.
(4)
Crosswalks shall be used when walking a bicycle through an intersection.
B.
Trick riding. No person shall operate a bicycle upon the streets
of said Village without having manual control of the handlebars or
operate a bicycle in any other manner which necessitates the element
of unusual extraordinary skill and involves unnecessary risk.
C.
Tandem riding. No person shall ride or propel a bicycle on a street
in said Village with another person upon said bicycle unless such
bicycle is so constructed as to be a tandem bicycle.
D.
Emerging from alley or driveway. The operator of a bicycle emerging
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 and, upon entering the roadway, shall yield the
right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
E.
Bicycles not to be pulled by moving vehicles. No person riding upon
a bicycle shall cling or attach himself or his bicycle to any other
moving vehicle upon a street or highway, nor shall the operator of
any such bicycle tow or draw any coaster wagon, sled, person on roller
skates, toy vehicles or any other similar vehicle on such highway.
F.
Speed. No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than
is reasonable and prudent under existing conditions or in excess of
any posted speed limit.
No person shall operate a skateboard on the sidewalk in a business
district. A business district for the purposes of this section is
defined as any area containing primarily commercially zoned uses which
generate heavy pedestrian traffic during the business hours. Said
business district shall have a minimum street frontage of 100 feet.
Skateboarding on sidewalks is permitted, except as prohibited in this
section and otherwise regulated.
A.
Any person 16 years of age or older who shall violate any provision
of this chapter may be issued a uniform traffic citation and be subject
to the penalties provided by the Uniform State Traffic Deposit Schedule.
B.
Any person 14 years of age through 15 years of age who shall violate
any provisions of this chapter may be issued a citation and be subject
to the penalties provided by the Deposit Schedule and, upon conviction
thereof, may be required to forfeit not more than $25, together with
the cost of the prosecution, and, in default of such payment, the
Court may suspend the child's operating privileges, as defined
in § 340.01, Wis. Stats., for not less than 30 days nor
more than 90 days.
C.
Any person under 14 years of age who shall violate any provision
of this chapter may be issued a special bicycle violation warning
notice along with the following additional actions:
(1)
First offense in one year: a warning letter sent to the parent or
guardian requiring their signature and return of the warning notice
to the Police Department.
(2)
Second offense in the same year: a warning letter mailed to parent
or guardian.
(3)
Third offense in the same year: a mandatory parent-child-police conference.
(4)
Fourth and subsequent offense in the same year: mandatory referral
to Polk County Juvenile Court.
D.
Any parent or guardian of any child who authorizes or knowingly permits
such child to violate any of the provisions of this chapter may be
subject to the provisions of §§ 346.77 and 346.82(1),
Wis. Stats.
