[R.O. 2011 § 365.010; R.O. 2009 § 76.01; CC 1981 § 18-436; Ord. No. 88-209, 11-2-1988]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BICYCLE
Every vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels, or two (2) parallel wheels and one (1) or two (2) forward or rear wheels, all of which are more than fourteen (14) inches in diameter, except scooters and similar devices.
BICYCLIST
A person operating or in actual physical control of a bicycle, including a person on foot walking a bicycle.
MOPED, MOTORIZED BICYCLE
See the definition of "motorized bicycle" in Section 300.010 of this Code.
MOPEDER
A person operating or in actual control of a moped, including a person on foot walking a moped.
PEDESTRIAN
A person on foot, on a skateboard, on foot walking a bicycle or a moped or on a scooter.
VEHICLE
Every device, excluding scooters, skateboards, wagons, wheelchairs, unicycles, pushcarts, tricycles and other children's toys in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a roadway or sidewalk.
[R.O. 2011 § 365.020; R.O. 2009 § 76.02; CC 1981 § 18-437; Ord. No. 88-209, 11-2-1988; Ord. No. 95-131, 5-4-1995]
A. 
Carrying Articles. No bicyclist or mopeder shall carry any article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle or moped. A bicycler or mopeder shall keep at least one (1) hand on the handlebars at all times.
B. 
Left Turns. Bicyclists and mopeders shall use the procedures established by the laws of this State and other ordinances of this City for left turns by vehicles upon a roadway.
C. 
Rights And Duties. Every operator of a bicycle or moped on a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle, except as to the provisions of this Chapter and except as to the provisions of laws and other ordinances which by their nature can have no application.
D. 
Operation. No operator of a bicycle or moped shall operate a bicycle or moped in excess of the posted speed limit or in a manner so as to endanger the life, limb or property of the operator or of any other person.
E. 
Parking.
1. 
Bicycles and mopeds may be parked on any sidewalk where such parking is not prohibited by official traffic control devices and where such parking will not unreasonably obstruct pedestrian or other traffic.
2. 
No bicycle or moped shall be secured to any fire hydrant.
F. 
Passengers. No bicycle or moped shall be used to carry more persons at one (1) time than the number for which it is designed or equipped.
G. 
Position On Roadway.
1. 
Every operator of a bicycle or moped traveling at less than the normal speed of traffic on a roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway as practicable, except when reasonably necessary to maintain the safe operation of the vehicle.
2. 
Every bicyclist or mopeder on a one-way roadway with two (2) or more marked traffic lanes shall ride as near to the left-hand curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.
H. 
Sidewalks And Crosswalks. Except as permitted under Subsection (L) of this Section, no person shall operate a moped or bicycle upon a sidewalk or in a sidewalk area. Except as permitted under Subsection (L) of this Section, a bicycle or moped shall be walked, not operated, upon a sidewalk and the mopeder or bicyclist shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances. A bicycle or moped may be operated across a roadway upon a crosswalk and shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances.
I. 
Turn Signals. Operators of bicycles and mopeds shall give a signal of their intention to turn right or left continuously during not less than the last one hundred (100) feet traveled by their vehicle before turning and shall give a signal while the vehicle is stopped, waiting to turn. A hand or arm signal need not be given continuously if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the vehicle.
J. 
Turns. Whenever official traffic control devices indicate that no right, left or U-turn is permitted, no operator of a bicycle or moped shall make such a turn.
K. 
Single File. Operators of bicycles or mopeds on a roadway shall ride single file.
L. 
Bicycle Paths. Bicycles may be operated upon a sidewalk when said sidewalk is designated a bicycle path by official traffic control signals. All operators of bicycles on a designated bicycle path shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians using the bicycle path.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 365.180.
[R.O. 2011 § 365.030; R.O. 2009 § 76.03; CC 1981 §§ 18-439 — 18-439.1; Ord. No. 89-25, 2-8-1989; Ord. No. 89-135, 7-12-1989; Ord. No. 92-250, 10-21-1992; Ord. No. 93-110, 6-2-1993; Ord. No. 98-233, 5-20-1998; Ord. No. 16-082 § 1, 4-5-2016]
A. 
Riding Scooters Or Skateboards On Sidewalks, Alleyways And Roadways.
1. 
No person shall ride a scooter or skateboard on any roadway, sidewalk, parking lot, rooftop, stairway or other surface within the Historic Downtown District (HDD) and the South Main Preservation District (SMPD).
[Ord. No. 20-142, 10-6-2020]
2. 
Any person operating a skateboard or scooter shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to all other pedestrians.
3. 
Notwithstanding their status as pedestrians, scooter and skateboard operators shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrian traffic upon the sidewalk.
4. 
No more than one (1) person shall ride on a scooter or skateboard at one time.
B. 
Riding Scooters Or Skateboards, Using Skates Or In-Line Skates Prohibited In Certain Areas. No person shall ride a scooter, skateboard, use skates or in-line skates on any area of the City parking garage, the Foundry Art Centre and its parking lots, City Hall, the Criminal Justice Facility, Senior Citizen Center, City Fire Stations, or other City property where a sign prohibiting such riding or using is posted.
[Ord. No. 17-300, 1-2-2018]
C. 
At the time any person is stopped and issued a citation for riding a skateboard in violation of this Section, the skateboard used in the violation may be immediately seized and impounded as evidence by the officer issuing the citation.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 365.180.
[R.O. 2011 § 365.040; R.O. 2009 § 76.04; Ord. No. 06-141, 6-14-2006]
A. 
No person fifteen (15) years of age or younger shall ride a bicycle within the municipal boundaries of the City as an operator or passenger without properly wearing an approved bicycle helmet securely fastened by chin or neck strap.
B. 
An approved bicycle helmet is headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standard for protective helmets set by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Federal safety standards.
C. 
No parent, custodian or legal guardian of a person fifteen (15) years of age or younger shall allow that person to ride or be a passenger on a bicycle within the municipal boundaries of the City as set out in this Section without wearing an approved bicycle helmet. This is an offense of absolute liability.
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Cross Reference: As to penalty, § 365.180.