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BICYCLE CITY ORDINANCES

10.48.010 Bike Regulations Applicable - Responsibility of Parents and Guardians

10.48.020-070 bicycle licenses

10.48.080 Rental Agency Requirements - bikes

10.48.090-190 laws that apply to bicycles

10.44.030 Clinging to Moving Vehicles

BICYCLE STATE LAWS

By state law, a Bicycle is defined as:  (b) "Bicycle" means:
     (i) a vehicle propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride and that has two tandem wheels and a seat height of more than 25 inches from the ground when the seat is raised to its highest position, except scooters and similar devices; or
     (ii) a vehicle equipped with two or three wheels, foot pedals to permit muscular propulsion, and an independent power source providing a maximum of 2 brake horsepower. If a combustion engine is used, the maximum piston or rotor displacement may not exceed 3.05 cubic inches (50 centimeters) regardless of the number of chambers in the power source. The power source may not be capable of propelling the device, unassisted, at a speed exceeding 30 miles an hour (48.28 kilometers an hour) on a level surface. The device must be equipped with a power drive system that functions directly or automatically only and does not require clutching or shifting by the operator after the drive system is engaged.

61-8-602 Traffic laws applicable to persons operating bicycles

61-8-603 Riding on bicycles

61-8-604 Clinging to vehicles

61-8-605 Riding on roadways

61-8-607 Lamps and other equipment on bicycles

61-8-608 Bicycles on sidewalks

61-8-320 Right-of-way for bicycles

61-8-333 Required position and method of turning at intersections

61-8-338 Method of giving hand-and-arm signals

 

 

PEDESTRIAN CITY ORDINANCES & STATE LAWS

    By State Law, a crosswalk is defined as:

    (e) "Crosswalk" means:
     (i) that part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the highway measured from the curbs or, in the absence of curbs, from the edges of the traversable roadway;
     (ii) any portion of a roadway at an intersection or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrians crossing by lines or other markings on the surface.

10.52.010-080 pedestrian laws

10.44.050 Toy Vehicles and Roller Skates

61-8-208 Pedestrian control signals

61-8-501 Pedestrians subject to traffic regulations

61-8-502 Pedestrians' right-of-way in crosswalk -- school children

61-8-503 Crossing at other than crosswalks.

61-8-504 Operators to exercise due care

61-8-505 Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk

61-8-506 Pedestrians on roadways and highways -- wheelchair use on highways

61-8-507 Pedestrian soliciting rides, business, or contributions

61-8-508 Intoxicated pedestrian.

61-8-509 Pedestrian's right-of-way on sidewalks

61-8-515 Pedestrian to yield to authorized emergency vehicle

61-8-516 Operator of vehicle to yield to blind pedestrian

61-8-517 Pedestrians at railroad crossings

 
 
 
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