ARTICLE V. TRAFFIC
Sec. 17-90.
Bicycles.
(a) Restricted from pedestrian walks and
athletic fields. No person shall ride a bicycle on a sidewalk, trail or path solely
for pedestrian use, or on any area designed to accommodate specific types of recreational
activities other than bicycling.
(b) Proper operation. Bicyclists
shall at all times operate their vehicles with reasonable regard for the safety of others.
(c) Parking bicycles. No person
shall leave a bicycle in a place other than a bicycle rack when such is provided and there
is space available. When space is not available, a bicycle shall not be left in any place
or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
(d) Lamp and reflectors. Every
bicycle when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front
which shall emit a white light visible in clear weather from a distance of at least five
hundred feet (500') to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of the bicycle which
shall be visible from all distances in clear weather from fifty feet (50') to three
hundred feet (300') to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps
on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible in clear weather from a distance
of five hundred feet (500') to the rear may be used in lieu of or in addition to the red
reflector.
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