[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Orfordville 3-31-1992
as Title 10, Ch. 2 of the 1992 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.
A.
Lighting equipment. No person shall operate a bicycle
upon a highway unless equipped as required in § 347.489, Wis. Stats.
B.
Braking equipment. No person may operate a bicycle upon
a highway unless it is equipped with a brake in good condition adequate to
control the movement of and to stop the bicycle whenever necessary and with
a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of
at least 100 feet, but a bicycle may not be equipped with nor may a person
use upon a bicycle any siren or compression whistle.
No person shall leave a bicycle at such a place or in such a way as
to create a hazard to pedestrians, automobile operators or to anyone else.
Bicycles shall be parked either upon the roadway against the curb, in bicycle
racks or, if on the sidewalk, in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction
to pedestrian traffic and not in such a manner as to obstruct the ingress
and egress to buildings used by the public. If there is no bicycle rack or
other facility intended to be used for the parking of bicycles in the vicinity,
the operator may park a bicycle on the sidewalk in an upright position parallel
to and within 24 inches of the curb.
The provisions of Chs. 346 and 347, Wis. Stats., and applicable Village
ordinances shall govern the operation of bicycles where appropriate.
A.
Area of operation. Unless preparing to make a left turn, every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway carrying two-way traffic shall ride as near as practicable to the right edge of the unobstructed traveled roadway, including operators who are riding two abreast where permitted under Subsection B. On one-way roadways, the operator of the bicycle shall ride as near as practicable to the right edge or left edge of the unobstructed traveled roadway, including operators who are riding two abreast where permitted under Subsection B. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall exercise due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction, allowing a minimum of three feet between the bicycle and the vehicle.
B.
Single-file operation. Persons riding bicycles upon a
roadway shall ride single file on all roadways which have center lines or
lane lines indicated by painting or other markings. On roadways not divided
by painted or other marked center lines or lane lines, bicycle operators may
ride two abreast.
C.
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 close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway.
(2)
The operator of a bicycle intending to turn to the left
of 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.
D.
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.
E.
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.
F.
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.
G.
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.
H.
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.
I.
Operation on sidewalks. No person shall ride any bicycle
upon any sidewalk area, except at a permanently or temporarily established
driveway, or upon any footbridge, unless such bicycle has wheels sized 20
inches or under. This exception shall not apply to twenty-inch or under bicycles
designed or modified to BMX specifications.
J.
Parking bicycles. No bicycle shall be parked upon any
street or public way except in an upright position in bicycle stalls which
are provided therefor. Until such time as sufficient stalls are provided to
meet the demand therefor, which determination shall be made by the Police
Department, bicycles may be parked in an upright position, parallel to the
curbline, in any metered parking stall upon payment of the required coin.
K.
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.
No person may operate a bicycle upon a highway while such operator is
using any audio device attached directly to the ear or ears of such operator
that materially impairs the ability of such operator to hear traffic signals
or warnings.
A.
Play vehicles not to be used on highways. No person riding
upon any coaster, roller-skates, sled, toboggan, skateboard or toy vehicle
shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway
or go upon a roadway except while crossing a roadway at a crosswalk.
B.
Skateboard sidewalk use. No person shall operate a skateboard
on the sidewalk in a business district. A business district, for the purposes
of this subsection, 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.
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 his signature and return of the warning notice
to the Police Department.
(2)
Second offense in the same year: a warning letter mailed
to the 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: referral
to Rock 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.
