Chapter 10.35
BICYCLES
Sections:
10.35.010 Effect of regulations.
10.35.040 Riding on streets and bicycle paths.
10.35.070 Emerging from alley or driveway.
10.35.090 Riding on sidewalks.
10.35.110 Secondhand bicycle sales.
10.35.010 Effect of regulations.
(A) No parent of any minor child and no guardian of any minor ward shall authorize or knowingly permit any such minor child or ward to violate any of the provisions of Chapters 10.05 through 10.50 CMC.
(B) Chapters 10.05 through 10.50 CMC relating to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or upon any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein. [Code 2000 § 7.345.]
10.35.020 Brakes.
Every bicycle operated upon the streets in this city shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle. [Code 2000 § 7.350.]
10.35.030 Riding on bicycles.
(A) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than with his feet on the pedals and facing the front of the bicycle.
(B) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. [Code 2000 § 7.355.]
10.35.040 Riding on streets and bicycle paths.
(A) Every person operating a bicycle upon a street shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the street as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
(B) Persons riding bicycles upon a street shall not ride more than two abreast except upon paths or parts of streets set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. [Code 2000 § 7.360.]
10.35.050 Speed.
No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. [Code 2000 § 7.365.]
10.35.060 Racing.
No person shall engage in, or cause others to be engaged in, any bicycle racing upon the streets or other public places in this city. [Code 2000 § 7.370.]
10.35.070 Emerging from alley or driveway.
The operator of a bicycle entering or 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. [Code 2000 § 7.375.]
10.35.080 Carrying articles.
No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars and in full control of such bicycle. [Code 2000 § 7.380.]
10.35.090 Riding on sidewalks.
No person shall ride or operate any bicycle upon a sidewalk in a business district. Any person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. [Code 2000 § 7.385.]
10.35.100 Parking.
No person shall park a bicycle upon a street or upon a sidewalk, except in a rack to support the bicycle or against a building or at the curb, in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic. [Code 2000 § 7.390.]
10.35.110 Secondhand bicycle sales.
All persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of buying secondhand bicycles within the city of Cornelius shall report to the police department each such purchase within 24 hours after purchase, giving the name and address of the persons from whom each bicycle is purchased and a description of each such bicycle, including the frame number and the license number, if found thereon. [Code 2000 § 7.410.]
10.35.120 Rental licenses.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall rent, hire or loan bicycles within the city shall obtain a license to be used on each such bicycle and shall pay a regular license fee as herein provided. The license plate or plates so obtained may be transferred from one bicycle to another as required by such owner. [Code 2000 § 7.415.]
10.35.130 Responsibility.
No parent of any minor child and no guardian of any minor ward shall authorize or knowingly permit any such minor child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. [Code 2000 § 7.420.]