[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Hudson 6-17-1975 by Ord. No. 2-1975 (Ch. 37 of the 1973 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. I, General Provisions, as amended, was repealed 8-17-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021. This local law also provided for the redesignation of former Art. II, consisting of §§ 78-11 through 78-21, as Art. I, consisting of §§ 78-1 through 78-11.
Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of the state declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by the traffic ordinances of the City applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this chapter and except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application.
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Generally. Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
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Turns. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except where such person dismounts from the bicycle to make any such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians.
[Amended 4-20-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
All bicycles shall be equipped as provided in § 1236 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, and all operators and passengers on bicycles shall have protective headgear as required by § 1238 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
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A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
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No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
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Generally. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
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Riding abreast. Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
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Bicycle paths. Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway.
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Generally. No person shall ride, drive or operate a bicycle along any public sidewalk or footpath intended for the use of pedestrians. This provision shall not apply to children 10 years of age or under nor to invalids or cripples who cannot walk.
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Signs. The Chief of Police or Traffic Engineer shall be authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting the riding of bicycles thereon by any person, and when such signs are in place no person shall disobey the same.
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Duty as to pedestrians. Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.
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 approaching on said sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against the curb, or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle, or against a building, or at a curb, in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic.