Chapter 10.44
BICYCLES
Sections:
10.44.010 Effect of regulations.
10.44.020 Inspection of bicycle.
10.44.030 Transfer of ownership.
10.44.080 Riding on streets and bicycle paths.
10.44.110 Emerging from alley or driveway.
10.44.130 Riding on sidewalks.
10.44.160 Violation—Bicycle to be taken into custody.
10.44.010 Effect of regulations.
A. No parent of any minor child and no guardian of any minor ward may authorize or knowingly permit any such minor child or ward to violate Sections 10.44.010 through 10.44.140.
B. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every person riding or operating a bicycle upon any street or other public place shall be subject to all the provisions of this chapter and the laws of the state of Oregon applicable to the drivers of vehicles, except those provisions which by their very nature can have no application. (Ord. 333 § 47, 1967)
10.44.020 Inspection of bicycle.
The chief of police shall inspect each bicycle before licensing and shall refuse a license for any bicycle which he determines is in unsafe mechanical condition. (Ord. 333 § 49, 1967)
10.44.030 Transfer of ownership.
Upon the sale or other transfer of a licensed bicycle the licensee may upon proper application but without payment of additional fee have the license assigned to the purchaser or to another bicycle owned by the applicant. (Ord. 333 § 50, 1967)
10.44.040 Bicycle dealers.
Every person engaged in the business of buying second-hand bicycles shall maintain a record of every bicycle purchased, giving the name and address of the person from whom purchased, a description of such bicycle by name or make, the frame thereof, and the license number, if any, found thereon. (Ord. 333 § 51, 1967)
10.44.050 Brakes.
Every bicycle operated upon a street or other public place shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold the bicycle. (Ord. 333 § 52, 1967)
10.44.060 Rental agencies.
A rental agency shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent unless the bicycle is equipped with all equipment required by the Motor Vehicles Laws of the state of Oregon and this chapter. (Ord. 333 § 53, 1967)
10.44.070 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 may be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. (Ord. 333 § 54, 1967)
10.44.080 Riding on streets and bicycle paths.
A. A person operating a bicycle upon a street or other public place shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the street except on one-way streets as practicable, exercising due care when passing a pedestrian or standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
B. Persons riding bicycles upon a street or other public place shall not ride more than two abreast. (Ord. 333 § 55, 1967)
10.44.090 Speed.
No person may operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. (Ord. 333 § 56, 1967)
10.44.100 Racing.
No person may engage in or cause others to be engaged in bicycle racing upon a street or other public place. (Ord. 333 § 57, 1967)
10.44.110 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 the sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the roadway. (Ord. 333 § 58, 1967)
10.44.120 Carrying articles.
No person operating a bicycle may 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. (Ord. 333 § 59, 1967)
10.44.130 Riding on sidewalks.
No person may ride or operate a bicycle upon a sidewalk in a business district. A 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. (Ord. 333 § 60, 1967)
10.44.140 Parking.
No person may park a bicycle upon a street or upon a sidewalk except in a rack to support it or against a building or at the curb in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic. (Ord. 333 § 61, 1967)
10.44.150 Examination.
The chief of police shall have the right to examine any bicycle at any time to see if the bicycle is mechanically safe for operation. (Ord. 333 § 63, 1967)
10.44.160 Violation—Bicycle to be taken into custody.
In the event the operator of a bicycle is found to have violated any of the provisions of this chapter applicable to bicycles, the police officer shall have the right to take the bicycle into his custody and hold the same until it is released by the city judge on a hearing on the offense. (Ord. 333 § 62, 1967)