CHAPTER 18 - BICYCLES Ord. Page 94-087 With Respect to Fees and Fines 07.26.94 I
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER 18 - BICYCLES Sec. 18-101 DEFINITION 18-1 18-102 LICENSE REQUIRED 18-1 18-103 REGISTRATION APPLICATION AND FEE 18-1 18-104 INSPECTION OF BICYCLES 18-1 18-105 RENTAL AGENCIES 18-1 18-106 BICYCLE DEALERS 18-1 ARTICLE 2 - TRAFFIC RULES FOR BICYCLES AND EQUIPMENT Sec. 18-201 APPLICATION 18-2 18-202 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES 18-2 18-203 RIDING ON BICYCLES 18-2 18-204 SPEED 18-2 18-205 RIDING ON RIGHT 18-2 18-206 EMERGING FROM ALLEY OR DRIVEWAY 18-2 18-207 CLINGING TO VEHICLES 18-2 18-208 RIDING IN A GROUP 18-2 18-209 CARRYING ARTICLES 18-2 18-210 PARKING 18-2 18-211 RIDING ON SIDEWALKS 18-3 18-212 LAMPS AND REFLECTORS ON BICYCLES 18-3 18-213 BRAKES ON BICYCLES 18-3 ARTICLE 3 - PENALTY Sec. 18-301 RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENT 18-4 18-302 APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS 18-4 18-303 PENALTY 18-4 i Chap. 18
CHAPTER 18 - BICYCLES ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 18-101. DEFINITION. "Bicycle" - every vehicle propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels. Section 18-102. LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful to ride or propel a bicycle on any street or upon any public way within the Village unless such bicycle has been registered and a registration number attached thereto as provided in this chapter. Section 18-103. REGISTRATION APPLICATION. Application for a bicycle registration and registration stamp shall be made upon a form provided by the Village and shall be made to the Police Department. (Ordinance 94-087, 07.26.94). Section 18-104. INSPECTION OF BICYCLES. The Police Department shall inspect each bicycle before approving the registration of the same and shall refuse to approve a registration for any bicycle which they determine is in unsafe mechanical condition. Section 18-105. RENTAL AGENCIES. A rental agency shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent unless the bicycle is registered and a registration stamp is attached thereto as provided in this chapter and such bicycle is equipped with the lamps and other equipment required by this chapter. Section 18-106. BICYCLE DEALERS. Every person engaged in the business of buying or selling new or second-hand bicycles shall make a report to the Police Department of every bicycle purchased or sold by such dealer, giving the name and address of the person from whom purchased or to whom sold, a description of such bicycle by name or make, the frame number thereof and the number of the license plate, if any, found thereon. 1 Chap. 18
ARTICLE 2 - TRAFFIC RULES FOR BICYCLES AND EQUIPMENT Section 18-201. APPLICATION. Traffic laws apply to persons riding on bicycles. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 17 of this Code, except such as by their nature can have no application. Section 18-202. OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. (A) Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic signals, signs, and other control devices applicable to vehicles unless otherwise directed by a police officer. (B) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right, left, or "U" turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the direction of any such sign, except where such person dismounts from the bicycle to make such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians. Section 18-203. RIDING ON BICYCLES. (A) A person operating a bicycle shall not ride other than on or astride the permanent seat attached thereto and shall not carry any other persons upon such bicycle. (B) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. Section 18-204. SPEED. No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. Section 18-205. RIDING ON RIGHT. Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. Section 18-206. EMERGING FROM ALLEY OR DRIVEWAY. The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway, or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across an alley-way, 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. Section 18-207. CLINGING TO VEHICLES. No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach the same or himself to any street car or vehicle upon a roadway. Section 18-208. RIDING IN A GROUP. Persons operating bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride abreast but shall ride in a single file. Section 18-209. CARRYING ARTICLES. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents him from keeping both hands upon the handle bars. Section 18-210. PARKING. No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against the curb, or upon a sidewalk other than in a rack to support the bicycle, or against a building or at the curb other than in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic. 2 Chap. 18
Section 18-211. RIDING ON SIDEWALKS. (A) No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district. (B) Whenever a person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian. Section 18-212. LAMPS AND REFLECTORS ON BICYCLES. Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front end, with a red reflector of three inch (3") diameter on the rear which shall be visible from all distances from three hundred (300) feet to the rear of the bicycle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. Section 18-213. BRAKES ON BICYCLES. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on a dry, level, clean pavement. 3 Chap. 18
ARTICLE 3 - PENALTY Section 18-301. RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENT. The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of Section 18-102 of Article 1. Section 18-302. APPLICABILITY OF REGULATIONS. The above regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or upon any public way within the Village of Bolingbrook. Section 18-303. PENALTY. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of Section 18-102 of Article 1 of this Chapter 18 shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by removal and detention of the license plate from such person's bicycle for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by impoundment of such person's bicycle for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, or by any combination thereof. 4 Chap. 18