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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