[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 1]
Includes every device propelled by human power upon which
any person might ride, having two tandem wheels, either one or both
of which is of a diameter of 20 inches or more.
Shall be a metallic plate having numbers stamped thereon
in numerical order and indicating the period for which the same is
issued.
Includes any individual person, firm, association or corporation.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 2; as amended by Ord. 784, 4/5/2000, § 2]
It shall be unlawful for any person who is a resident of the
Borough of Stroudsburg to operate a bicycle upon any of the public
streets, alleys or highways within the Borough of Stroudsburg without
obtaining a license as herein provided through the Stroud Area Regional
Police Department.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 3; as amended by Ord. 784, 4/5/2000, § 2]
All persons who are residents of the Borough of Stroudsburg
owning or operating bicycles within the said Borough shall make an
application for a bicycle license plate upon the form provided by
the Borough of Stroudsburg and issued through the Stroud Area Regional
Police Department under the supervision of the Mayor of the Borough
of Stroudsburg, and shall pay therefor a biennial license fee of $0.50
for each biennial period or part thereof for which the license plate
or renewal is issued.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 4]
The Borough shall provide metallic license plates, together
with ownership certificates, both of which shall be numbered or have
numbers stamped thereon in numerical order, and shall indicate the
period for which the same are issued. The Chief of Police, under the
supervision of the Mayor of the Borough of Stroudsburg, upon receiving
proper executed application, is authorized to issue a license plate
and certificate, which shall be effective during the remainder of
the period in which the same is issued and shall expire on May 31
of each odd-numbered year.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 5; as amended by Ord. 784, 4/5/2000, § 2]
The Stroud Area Regional Police Department, under the supervision
of the Mayor, shall keep a record of each license issued, showing
thereon the date of issuance, the name of the person to whom issued,
and the identification number of the bicycle for which issued, together
with a record of the fees collected for such licenses.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 6]
The license plate issued shall be attached to the frame of the
bicycle for which it is issued so that the same is visible at all
times and shall remain so attached during the term for which the license
is issued.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 7]
Upon the expiration of the bicycle license or upon the loss
of any bicycle license, the same may be renewed or replaced upon a
proper application and payment of the fees set forth hereinabove,
through the Police Department under the supervision of the Mayor of
the Borough of Stroudsburg.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 8; as amended by Ord. 784, 4/5/2000, § 2]
All persons, residents of the Borough of Stroudsburg, making
application for a license for a bicycle shall have the bicycle inspected
by the Stroud Area Regional Police Department, and a license shall
be refused to any person making an application therefor for a bicycle
which the Police Department deems to be in an unsafe mechanical condition
and not equipped with a proper braking device.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 9; as amended by Ord. 784, 4/5/2000, § 2]
If any person to whom a license has been issued for a bicycle
sells or transfers said bicycle, the license plate shall be removed
and surrendered to the Stroud Area Regional Police Department or may,
upon proper application, without any charge or an additional fee,
have the said license transferred to another bicycle owned by the
same person.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 10]
No person shall lend any bicycle or offer the bicycle for rent
unless the same is duly licensed, the plate attached to said bicycle,
and the bicycle equipped in accordance with the provisions of this
Part 1.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 11]
All persons operating bicycles upon any public street, alley
or highway within the Borough of Stroudsburg shall be subject to the
provisions of the traffic regulations of the Borough of Stroudsburg
as the same are applicable to the operator of any motor vehicle, except
as otherwise herein provided, and all such persons operating bicycles
within the Borough of Stroudsburg shall obey instructions of official
traffic signals, signs and other traffic control devices, unless otherwise
provided herein, and shall be subject to the following regulations:
1.
All persons operating a bicycle shall ride only upon the regular
seat provided thereon and shall not permit any other person to ride
said bicycle at the same time, except upon a regular seat provided
in tandem.
2.
No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the
number for which it is designed and equipped.
3.
No person shall operate a bicycle at any time unless both hands are
upon the handlebars.
4.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or
other article which in any way prevents the operator from keeping
both hands upon the handlebars.
5.
All persons operating bicycles upon any public street, alley or highway
within the Borough of Stroudsburg shall operate said bicycle as close
to the right-hand side of said street, alley or highway as practicable
under the circumstances, exercising due care when passing standing
vehicles or passing one proceeding in the same direction.
6.
All operators of bicycles when emerging from an alley, driveway or
hidden entrance shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or crosswalk, yield
the right-of-way to all pedestrian traffic, and upon entering the
traveled portion of the street, alley or highway, shall yield the
right-of-way to all vehicles approaching thereon.
7.
All persons operating bicycles upon any public street, alley or highway
within the Borough of Stroudsburg shall not ride with more than two
bicycles abreast at any one time, except in such areas or upon such
portions of said highways, streets or alleys as may be set aside for
the exclusive use and operation of bicycles.
8.
No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk in the Borough of
Stroudsburg.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 12]
All bicycles owned and operated by residents of the Borough
of Stroudsburg, before a license can be issued therefor upon application,
shall have said bicycle equipped with a bell or other signaling device
capable of rendering a signal audible for a distance of at least 100
feet, and all bicycles must be equipped with a braking device enabling
the operator thereof to make or cause the wheel of said bicycle to
skid on a dry, level pavement.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 13]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate
or in any way alter or change the identification number on any bicycle
frame of any licensed bicycle under the terms of this Part 1, and
further it shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate,
alter or change any license plate or certificate during the term for
which said plate and certificate is issued; provided, however, that
the Police Department, under the supervision of the Mayor of the Borough
of Stroudsburg, may cause to be stamped upon bicycles identifying
numbers if any such bicycles have no numbers of identification.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 14]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part may,
in lieu of conviction thereof, have the license plate and certificate
suspended for a period not to exceed 30 days. In such event, the license
plate shall be removed by the Police Department under the supervision
of the Mayor of the Borough of Stroudsburg, and subsequent operation
of said bicycle during the period of said suspension shall constitute
a violation of this Part 1.
[Ord. 449, 9/5/1962,
§ 15; as amended by Ord. 599, 12/19/1983; and by Ord. 878, 11/7/2007]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof before any District Justice, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $100 and costs of prosecution.
[Ord. 648, 5/31/1998;
§ 1; as amended by Ord. 820, 7/3/2002]
Any footwear or other device that can be attached to the
foot containing wheels allowing the wearer to propel himself or herself
along a surface. As used in this Part, roller skates include roller
blades and in-line skates.
Every device propelled by human power, having one or more
wheels affixed to a board or platform upon which any person might
ride, stand, or sit and having handlebars or a similar device designed
for steering.
Every device propelled by human power, having one or more
wheels affixed to a board or platform upon which any person might
ride, stand or sit.
[Ord. 648, 5/31/1998;
§ 2; as amended by Ord. 820, 7/3/2002]
All persons operating skateboards, scooters, roller skates and
other similar devices on any public street, alley, highway, sidewalk,
public parking lot or Borough property within the Borough of Stroudsburg
shall be subject to the following regulations:
1.
No person shall ride or operate roller skates, a skateboard, scooter
or other similar device upon any public street, alley, highway, or
public parking lot within the Borough of Stroudsburg.
2.
No person shall ride or operate roller skates, a skateboard, scooter,
or other similar device upon any sidewalk located within the following
area bounded as follows:
A.
Ninth Street on the west including the sidewalk on the west side
of Ninth Street, east to the Interborough Bridge, the south side of
Sarah Street between Fifth and Ninth; Sarah Street Extension and McConnell
Street on the north including the sidewalks located on the north side
thereof; south to the sidewalk on the south side of Main Street.
3.
No person shall ride or operate roller skates, a skateboard, scooter
or other similar device upon any sidewalk located adjacent to any
other street, alley or highway located in the Borough of Stroudsburg
except during daylight hours.
4.
No person shall operate roller skates or a skateboard while hanging
onto another vehicle (including a bicycle or another skateboard or
a motorized vehicle).
5.
No skateboard ramp shall be constructed, used or maintained on any
sidewalk.
[Ord. 648, 5/31/1998;
§ 3; as amended by Ord. 820, 7/3/2002]
All operators of roller skates, skateboards, scooters and other
similar devices shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrian traffic
by not operating any skateboard within 20 feet of any pedestrian and
shall otherwise operate such devices in a reasonable and safe manner.
[Ord. 648, 5/31/1998;
§ 4; as amended by Ord. 820, 7/3/2002; and by Ord. 877, 10/3/2007]
Any person violating any provision of this Part 2 shall, upon
conviction before a District Justice, be subject to a fine not to
exceed $100, plus court costs. The Police Department shall have the
right to confiscate the skateboard, scooter, and/or roller skates
of any person violating this Part 2, which equipment shall be retained
as evidence pending conclusion of disposition of the violation.
