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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 259 - 11/1/1962 - BICYCLE SAFETY ORDINANCEORDINANCE NO. 259 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 14 (TRAFFIC) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE AND AMENDING SAID CHAPTER BY ADDING THERETO ARTICLE IR (BICYCLES) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Illinois: Section 1. That the following sections of Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village be and are hereby repealed: "14.110 ANIMALS OR BICYCLES) Every person riding a bicycle or an animal, or driving any animal drawing a vehicle upon any street, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions which can have no application to one riding a bicycle or driving or riding an animal. Provided that, except in business districts, bicycles may be ridden on sidewalks. "14.325 BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES.) It shall be unlawful for more than one person to ride upon any bicycle propelled by human power upon any street, or for any person to ride upon any motorcycle other than upon a seat permanently attached to said vehicle to the right or rear of the operation. "14.616 BICYCLES.) (a) Every bicycle when in use at night time shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and with a reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances from fifty feet to three hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A -1- lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. (b) No person.shall operate a bicycle that is not equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least one hundred feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any persons use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle. (c) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a good and adequate brake." Section 2. That Chapter 14 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Elk Grove Village be and is hereby amended by adding thereto the following sections and Article IX. 1114.110 ANIMALS) Every person riding an animal, or driving any animal drawing a vehicle upon any street, shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions which can have no application to one driving or riding an animal. "14.325 MOTORCYCLES.) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride upon any motorcycle other than upon a seat permanently attached to said vehicle to the right or rear of the operator. "ARTICLE IX BICYCLES 14.901 LICEiVES REQUIRED.) No person who resides within this Village shall ride or propel a bicycle on any street or upon any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, unless such bicycle has been licensed and a license plate or sticker is attached thereto as provided herein. -2- "14.902 LICENSING OF BICYCLES,) (a) The owner or operator of a bicycle shall obtain an annual license for each bicycle. Such licenses are not transferable, (b) Licenses shall be obtained from the Village Clerk or his agent. The fee for such annual license shall be 0,50 per license4 (c) Loss of license or bicycle with license attached shall be reported immediately to the Chief of Police. "14.903 ISSUANCE OF LICENSE PLATES OR STICKERS.) The Chief of Police or an agent designated by him shall issue a license plate or sticker to the owner of said bicycle, if said bicycle meets the requirements of this ordinance and the issuance of such license plate or sticker shall be the license to operate such bicycle on the streets of this Village. "14.904 VILLAGE SERIAL NUMBER.) At the time said license plate or sticker is issued, there shall be stamped into the frame of said bicycle a Village code and serial number, and the Police Department shall keep an accurate record of the Village serial numbers stamped upon all bicycles, together with a record of the make of the bicycle, and type and color thereof, and the manufacturer's serial number, if any. "14.905 ATTACHMENT OF LICENSE PLATE OR STICKER.) (a) The Chief of Police or his agent upon issuing a bicycle license shall also issue a license plate or sticker bearing the word "Bicycle", the license number assigned to the bicycle and the name of the Village. (b) The Chief of Police shall cause such license plate or sticker to be firmly attached to the rear mudguard or frame of the bicycle for which issued, in such position as to be plainly visible from the rear. (c) No -3- person shall remove a license plate or sticker from a bicycle during the period for which issued, except upon a transfer of ownership or in the event the bicycle is dismantled and no longer operated upon any street in this Village. "14.906 TRANSFER OF OWI ERSHIP.) Upon the sale or other transfer of a licensed bicycle, the licensee shall remove the license plate or sticker and may, upon proper application, but without payment of additional fee, have said plate assigned to another bicycle owned by the applicant. "14.907 BICYCLE DEALERS.) Every person engaged in the business of buying or selling new or second-hand bicycles shall make a report to the Chief of Police 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, and the number of the license plate or sticker if any, found thereon, and, in case of a second-hand bicycle, the serial number of the Village stamped on the frame. "14.908 SAFETY EQUIPMENT.) (a) Light. It shall be unlawful to operate a bicycle on any street or sidewalk during the period from one-half hour after sunset to sunrise, which bicycle is not equipped with at least one lighted lamp firmly secured to the front mudguard or handlebars of the bicycle showing a white light visible at least five hundred (500) feet in the direction toward which the bicycle is proceeding and at least one lighted lamp showing a red light visible at least three hundred (300) feet in the opposite direction. In lieu of or in addition to such a rear lighted red lamp, (A) a red reflector glass button, -4- not less than one and one-half (1 and 1/2) inches in diameter and visible from all distances from fifty feet to three hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle; or (B) not less than four square inches of red reflecting tape similarly visible up to three hundred feet may be mounted securely on the rear mudguard. (b) Signalling Devices. It shall be unlawful to operate a bicycle on any street, sidewalk, or other public place, which bicycle is not equipped with a signalling device in good working order and audible at a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet when sounded, except that no bicycle may be equipped with or make use of any gong, siren, or mechanical whistle. (c) Brakes. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop such bicycle whenever necessary. Such brake or brakes shall be maintained in good working order at all times. (d) Requirement of license. 4o license plate or sticker will be issued for any bicycle which does not meet the above safety equipment requirements, except that if a bicycle is not to be operated after dark and a signed note to this effect by the bicycle owner or, if the owner is a minor, by his parent or guardian, is placed on file with the Chief of Police; then the requirement concerning lights is waived. It is further required that to be eligible for a license, a bicycle must meet these additional safety standards: (A) Tight handle grips, (B) Adjusted and tight seat, (C) Good pedals and pedal action, (D) Proper chain slack (one inch), and safe chain condition, (E) Adjusted -•5- and tight handle bars, (F) Tight wheel cones --wheels must not wobble, (G) No broken spokes, and (H) Good properly inflated tires. "14.909 RIDER'S PERMIT REQUIRED.) No person who resides within this Village shall ride or propel a bicycle on any street or upon any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, unless such rider has been issued a rider's permit as provided herein. 1114.910 RIDER'S PER141 T LSSUAXE.) A permanent Rider's Permit will be issued by the Chief of Police or his designated agent to any person demonstrating (a) an adequate knowledge of the Laws of this Village relating to safe bicycle operation, and (b) sufficient skill to operate a bicycle safely in accordance with the law. There is to be no charge or fee for any Rider's Permit. 1114.911 TRAFFIC LAWS APPLY TO PEPSONS RIDING BICYCLES.) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall be subject to the provisions of the traffic ordinances of this Village appli- cable to the driver of a vehicle, and except as to special regulations in this ordinance and except as to those provisions of the ordinance which by their nature can have no application. "14.912 OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE;.) (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 or left or "U" turn is permitted, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the direction of any such sign except M where such per- . dismounts from the bicycle to ke such turn, in which event such person shall obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians. "14.913 RIDING ON BICYCLES.) A person operating a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or :astride the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, nor carry any other person upon such bicycle other than upon a firmly attached and regular seat thereon, nor shall any person ride upon a bicycle other than as above authorized. °14.914 SPEED.) No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. "14.915 RIDILG Oil 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. "14.916 EWRGING FRO^^, 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 any 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. "14.917 CLINGING TO VEHICLES.) No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway. "14.918 RIDING IN A GROUP.) Persons operating bicycles upon a roadway shall ride single file except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. -7- "14.919 CARRYING ARTICLES.) No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping both hands upon the handle bars. "14.920 PARKING.) go person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against the curb or upon a sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle, or against a building or at the curb in such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic. "14.921 RIDIdG ON ;IDEWALKS.) (a) Ila person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district. (b) The Chief of Police is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalks or roadways prohibiting the riding of bicycles thereon by any persons, and when such signs are in place, no person shall disobey same. (c) Uhenever any 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 over- taking and passing such pedestrian. "14.922 PARENT'S RESPON3IRILITY.) The parents of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this Article, and any parent or guardian authorizing or know- ingly permitting such violation shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by imposition of the penalties provided for herein. "14.923 DEFINITION OF THE TERM "BICYCLE".) Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels, either of which is more than twenty inches in diameter. M "14.924 PENALTIES.) Any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than fifty cents (50¢) nor more than ten dollars (�'Q0.00) for each violation. "14.925 REPEAL.) All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed." Section 3. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the passage, approval and publication, according to law. PASSED this 1st day of 1ovember, 1962. APPROVED this 1st day of November, 1962. Attest: Eleanor G. Turner Village Clerk James R. Gibson President PnLI3HED in pamphlet form .November 8, 1962 .M'