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BE IT ORDAINED BY 'lEE }llAYOR AND CITY COUNSIL OF THE CITY OF' MERIDIAN, ADA
COUNTY, IDAHO:
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the State of Idaho empowers the Cities to make
and enforce all such local police regulations as are not in conflict with the
gene Nll la.va; a.nd
WHEREAS, The Mauor and City Council desire to establish controls and standards
of li censing and opera.ting of bicycles in the City of Meridian;
1. DEFINITION: Every device propelled by human power upon which any person
may ride, having two tandem-wheels, either of which is over twenty (2011) incheli! in
diameter, i6 hereby defined as a bicyc~e.
2. EFl!'ECT Oli' RillULJ~TIONS:
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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to
perform any act required herein.
(B) The parents: of any child and the guardian of any child or ward shall not
authorize or knowingly permit any child or ward to violate any of the p:T_ovisions
of this chapter.
(c)
Tkese regulations ap_plicable to bicycles sball apply whenever a bicycle
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is_ operated upon any public thoroughfare or publio path set aside for the exolu-
sive use of bicycles".
3-. LIC!!;NSE REQUIRED: It shall be unlawful for any person, to ride or propel
~bicycle on any public thoroughfare, street, alley or highway, unless such bicycle
has been licensed and a license plate is attached thereto.
4-. APPLICATION: Alppilication for &. bicycle license and license plate shall be
made to the Police Depa.rtment on the first day of January each year. Providing ap-
plication cards, metal or sticker license plate and registration cards.
5. ISSUANCE:
(A) The Police Department, upon receiving proper application therefore is
authorized to issue a bicycle license which shall be effective until the end of the
fiscal yeu.
(B) The Police Department ahall not issue a license for any bicycle when he
knows the applicant is not t~w.ne,r~~'?f or entitled to the posseSSion of su~ bicycle.
(C) The Police Department shall 'keep a record of the number of each license,
the da,te issued, the mire and a.ddress of the person to whom issued, the serial number
on the frame of the bicycle and a record of all bicycle fees collected.
6. LICENSE FEE: A. fee of fifty cents (50t) shall be charged for all license
plates or stickers. A fee of twenty five cents (.25;) shaJ.l be charged for all trans-
far cards.
1 ~ ATTACHMENT Q]!' LICENSK PIATE OB. STICKERh
(A) Each license plate or sticker shall be firmly a,ttached to the bicycle in
such a position as to be plainly visible and on frame of the bicycle.
(:a) The police Department shall iS5ue a license beSlI'ing t he license number
assigned to the bicycle which shall include the name of the Municipality (Merid:laan),
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GMendaor year and corresponding numbe:rs stamfed thereon in numerical order..
8.. INSPECTIOlh, The Police Department shall inspect ea.ch bicycle before li-
censing the same and sha~l :refuse a liaenae for any bicycle which he deteminea is
in unsa~e mechanical condition.
9.' TRANSF'ER OF OIJNEffiHIP; Upon the sale or transfer of a licensed bicycle
the licensee shall surrender t he license t 0 the Police Department- or have said
license assigned to another bicycle owned by the aR-plicant..
10. RENTAL AGENGIES: A, rentml agency shall not rent, or offer any bicycle for
rent, unless such bicycle has a license attached thereto and has been properly
licensed.
11. REPORT CF SALES:; It shall be the duty of every person who sells or trana-
fera ownership of any bicycle to :report to the Police Department such sale or trans-
fer within twenty four (24) hours after purchase or transfer of any such bicycle.
12. SERIAL NUMBER, MUTILATION: It shall be unlawful for. any person to remove,
destroy, mutilate, dismantle, or alterihe serial number of any bicycle, or of any
part thereof.
13. LICENSE PLATE OH STICKER, MUTILATION: It sha,ll be unlawful for any per-
$on to remove, destroy, mutilate or alter any license plate or sticker or registra-
tion card during the time the pIa. te, sticker or card is in force, and shall be un-
lawful for any person to transfer a license from one (1) bicycle to another.
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i4. TRAFFIC LAWS APFL'l: .I:!.'Very person riding abicyclesha:ll be granted all
of the rights and shall be subject to alll of the duties applicable to the driver
of a vehicle except as to those provisions of, law whi ch by th@ir nature can have
no applica.tion.
15. OBEDIENCE 'ro TlliU'E'ICE CONTROL DEVICES:
(A) Any pers.on operating a bicycle sha;J.l obey the instructions of official
traffic control signa, signals and other control devices applicable to vehicles un-
less otherwise directed by ai Police Officer.
(B) Wherever authorized signs are erected indica:ting that no right, left or
"W' turn is permitted, it ahall be unlaW'ful for any person opera-ting a bicycle to
disobey the direction of Silly such sign, except where a person dismounts from the
bicycle to make such turn in which event such ~rson shall then obey the regula-
tion a:pplicable to ped.estrians:.'
16. HIDING ON BICYCL8S:
(A) k person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than astride a perm..
anent and regular seat attached thereto..
(B) . Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2)
abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for excluSive use of such..
(C) Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a
roadway, bicycle riders shall use such path.
11. il'lERCING .F'ROH ALLEY OIl. DmVEWAY: The opera tor of a bicycle emerging
from an alley, drivew%, or building shall, upon approaching a sidewalk or the
~idwalk area, extending across any alleyway, yield the right-of~way to all pedes-
trians approaching on said sidewalk and upon entering the roadway Shall yield the
right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on said roadway.
18. CLINGING TO VEHICLES: No person riding in or upon any bicycle shall
attach such bicycle to a moving vehicle.
19. RIDING ON SIDBVJALKS:.
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(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk
wi thin a business district.
(B) The Chief of Police is authori~ed to erect signs on any sidewalk or
roadway prohi bi ting the riding of bicycles thereon and when such signs are
~aced it shall be unlawful for any person to disobey the same.
20. LAMPS" REFlECTORS .AND m'HER EQUIPl"lENT:
(A) Every bicycl@ 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 (500) feet to the front.
(B) Red Reflector Requiredt All bicycles shall be equipped wi tha red glass
reflector of at least one inch (I") in diameter, which shall be so attached to
the re&r of such bicycle as t 0 be visable from the .rE!ar.
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(c) BRAKE REQUIRED: Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which
will enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on a dry, level cll9an
pavement.
21. HANDS ON HAlWLEBARS: No person shall operate a bicycle or motor-
cycle without keeping at least one (1) hand upon the handle bar.
22. PENALTY: Ezcept as otherwise herein provided, it shall be unlaw-
ful and punishable as a misdemeanor to violate any of the provisions of
this ordinanoe. Any person violating an;y provision 01' seotions, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon the conviction thereof. shall be punished by
a fille not to exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars and cost 01" by imprfson-
ment in the City Jail not to exceed ten (10) days or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Passed by the City Counoi 1 and approved by the Hewor of the City of
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this 7 day of December, 1964.
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