Chapter 10
BICYCLES
§ 10-1. Operation and use
§ 10-2. Nighttime use restricted.
§ 10-3. Authorized uses.
§ 10-4.
§ 10-5. Registration.
§ 10-6. Prohibited vehicles.
§ 10-7. Number of riders restricted.
§ 10-8. Immobilization of bicycles
GENERAL
REFERENCES
General
Provisions - See
Vehicles and
traffic generally - See
§ 10-1. Operation and use. [Amended
No person shall ride or operate any bicycle
or other pedal-operated or foot-propelled vehicle or device, including but not
limited to tricycles, scooters and, for purposes of this sentence only, wagons,
in a dangerous, reckless or careless manner at any time. No person shall ride
or operate such bicycles, vehicles or devices on any dock or on any walk or
other public place where such riding or operation may from time to time be
prohibited by the Board for reasons of safety, nor in excess of the posted
village speed limit.
§ 10-2. Nighttime use
restricted. [Amended
A. Findings. The Board hereby finds and declares that the
nighttime use of bicycles between the Friday preceding Memorial Day and
September 15 of each year constitutes a hazard to the health, safety and well-being of the residents of the
village; in that (i) the number of persons within the village is at its greatest during said period; (ii)
visibility is substantially reduced during hours of darkness and village streetlights
illumine only a limited portion of the village walks; and (iii) the operation
of establishments serving alcohol both within and without the village, occurs
primarily during such period and results in the presence of larger number of
persons, both pedestrians and bicycle operators, whose reflexes, judgment or
ability to safely operate any such vehicle are thereby impaired: all of which
contribute to an increased risk of accidents involving the operators of
bicycles themselves, or of such operators with pedestrians.
B. Nighttime use
prohibited. From the Friday preceding
Memorial Day through one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise on September 16 of each
year, no person shall ride or operate any bicycle or other pedal-operated or
foot-propelled vehicle or device on any walk or public place within the village
during the hours of darkness between one-half (1/2) hour after sunset and
one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise, or during such nighttime hours and in such
parts of the village wherein the Village streetlights are lit.
C. Nighttime use
permitted. From September 16 through one-half
(˝) hour before sunrise on the Friday preceding the following Memorial Day, no
person shall ride or operate any such vehicle or device during darkness, except
for a bicycle equipped with an attached working headlight, or using a working
hand-held flashlight, either of whose beams shall be plainly visible at least
two hundred (200) feet ahead.
D. Exceptions. The restrictions set forth in §10-2 B above
shall not apply to Security officers engaged in the performance of their
duties, nor to members of the Saltaire Volunteer Fire Company or Village
Maintenance personnel when traveling to or from the site of an emergency to
which they are responding, provided that such persons make use of such lights
as are required in §10-2 C above.
E.
Penalties for offenses.
Violation of any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than seventy-five dollars ($75)
for a first offense and of not less than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125)
for each subsequent offense committed within three(3 years
of the last such offense, or a term of imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15)
days, or both.
F. Suspension of provisions. The provisions of
subsection B of this section shall be suspended effective upon the date of
adoption of this subsection, through one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise on
§ 10-3. Authorized uses.
The Board may authorize the use of bicycles
equipped with such lights, signals and other safety devices, as it may from
time to time prescribe, in restricted areas and during restricted hours, by
physically handicapped persons for their exclusive use, and by peace officers,
Village and public utility employees, firemen and physicians in the performance
of their duties.
§ 10-4.
All bicycles ridden within the village shall be
equipped with a bell in operating condition, and riders shall sound such bell
as a warning, and at intersections.
§ 10-5. Registration.
[Added
The Board may impose reasonable fees in
connection with the registration of bicycles of village residents.
§ 10-6. Prohibited Vehicles
The operation or use within the village of
skateboards, roller skates, roller-blades, or any similar vehicles or devices
is prohibited..
§ 10-7. Number of riders
restricted. [Added
No passengers or other persons shall be permitted on any bicycle or other pedal-operated or foot-propelled vehicle or device in excess of the number which such bicycle, vehicle or device is designed to carry.
§ 10-8. Immobilization of bicycles. [Added
Members of the Village Security force are
hereby empowered to immobilize and impound any bicycle being operated in
violation of any provision of this Code, if the operator of such bicycle is
unable to furnish the Security officer requesting the same, documentation to
the satisfaction of the Security officer identifying such operator and his or
her residence address. Any such bicycle so impounded or immobilized shall be
released and shall be returned to the owner or operator after said operator
furnishes satisfactory identity documentation.