Article 5. Bicycle, Scooter, Skateboard and Roller Skates

§5-501   Falls City Code   §5-501

Article 5. Bicycle, Scooter, Skateboard and Roller Skates
§5-501 BICYCLE; SCOOTER SKATEBOARD AND ROLLER SKATE OPERATION.
No person shall ride or propel a bicycle on a street or other
public highway of this Municipality with another person on the
handlebars or in any position in front of the operator.
No bicycle , scooter, skateboard or roller skates shall be
ridden faster than is reasonable and proper, but shall be operated
with reasonable regard to the safety of the operator and any other
persons upon the streets and public highways.
Persons riding bicycles, scooters, skateboards and roller
skates shall observe all traffic signs and stop at all stop signs.
No bicycle, scooter, skateboard or roller skates shall be
permitted on any street or other public highway from one-half (1/2)
hour after sunset and one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise, except
bicycles with a headlight, visible under normal atmospheric
conditions, from the front thereof for not less than five hundred
feet (500′) indicating the approach or presence of the bicycle,
firmly attached to such bicycle, and properly lighted, and with a
yellow, or red light reflector attached to, and visible five
hundred feet (500′) from the rear thereof shall be allowed. The
said headlight shall give a clear, white light.
No person shall ride or propel a bicycle , scooter, skateboard
or roller skates upon any street or other public highway abreast of
more than one other person riding or propelling a bicycle, scooter,
skateboard or roller skates.
Every person riding or propelling a bicycle upon any street or
other public highway shall observe all traffic rules and
regulations applicable thereto, and shall turn only at
intersections, signal for all turns, ride at the right-hand side of
the street or highway, pass to the left when passing overtaken
vehicles, and individuals that are slower moving, and shall pass
vehicles to the right when meeting.
No person shall park a bicycle or a scooter on any sidewalk
unless a bicycle stand is located on said sidewalk.
No person shall ride a bicycle, scooter, skateboard or roller
skates on a public sidewalk within the congested district of the
Municipality, as defined in section 5-608 of the Falls City
Municipal Code. Persons may ride a bicycle, scooter, skateboard,
or roller skates on sidewalks in other areas of the Municipality
but shall yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians using the
sidewalk. (Ref. 39-688, 39-690, 39-691 RS Neb.)