Corcoran Municipal Code Ch. 5 Bicycles

A. Infraction: It is an infraction for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this Chapter. (Ord. 338 N.S., 1-16-1978)

B. Responsibility Of Parent Or Guardian: The parent 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 Chapter.

C. Regulations Applicable: These regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway, street or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles subject to those exceptions stated herein. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

No person who resides within the City, 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. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963; 1996 Code)

Application for a bicycle license and license plate shall be made upon a form provided by the City and shall be made to the Chief of Police. A biennial license fee shall be established by resolution of the City Council and shall be paid to the City before each license or renewal thereof is granted. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963; 1996 Code)

A. Effective Time Period: The Chief of Police upon receiving proper application therefor is authorized to issue a bicycle license which shall be effective until January 1 of odd numbered years.

B. Applicant Not Owner: The Chief of Police shall not issue a license for any bicycle when he/she knows or has reasonable ground to believe that the applicant is not the owner of or entitled to the possession of such bicycle.

C. Record Of Licenses Issued: The Chief of Police shall keep a record of the number of each license, the date issued, the name and address of the person to whom issued, and the number of the frame of the bicycle for which issued and a record of all bicycle license fees collected by the Chief of Police. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

The Chief of Police, or an officer assigned such responsibility, shall inspect each bicycle before licensing the same and shall refuse a license for any bicycle which he/she determines is in unsafe mechanical condition. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

Upon the expiration of any bicycle license the same may be renewed upon application and payment of the license fee as set from time to time by the City Council. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963; 1996 Code)

A rental agency shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent unless the bicycle is licensed and a license plate is attached thereto as provided herein and such bicycle is equipped with the lamps and other equipment required in this Chapter. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

A. Traffic Laws: Every person riding a bicycle upon the roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by the laws of this State declaring rules of the road applicable to vehicles or by traffic ordinances of the City applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except as to special regulations in this Chapter and except as to those provisions of laws and ordinances which by their nature can have no application.

B. Turn Restrictions: 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 where such person dismounts from the bicycle to make any such turn, in which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to pedestrians. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

A. Seat Required: A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.

B. Number Of Persons Riding Upon Bicycle: No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the authorized number for which it is designed and equipped. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963; 1996 Code)

C. Helmet Required: Persons under eighteen (18) years of age shall wear a bicycle helmet. (1996 Code)

A. Right Side: Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.

B. Riding Two Abreast: Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two (2) abreast except on paths or parts or roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.

C. Bicycle Paths: Whenever a usable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the roadway. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions existing. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

The operator of a bicycle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any alleyway, 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. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand upon the handle bars. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than upon the roadway against the curb or upon the 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. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

A. Prohibited In Business District: No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a business district.

B. Signs: The Chief of Police is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting the riding of bicycles thereon by any person and when such signs are in place no person shall disobey the same.

C. Certain Age; Restriction: No person fifteen (15) or more years of age shall ride a bicycle upon any sidewalk in any district.

D. Yield To Pedestrians: Whenever 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 overtaking and passing such pedestrian. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

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 three hundred feet (300') to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type which shall be visible from all distances to three hundred feet (300') to the rear 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 three hundred feet (300') to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963)

Any person violating any provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction as provided for in section 36900 of the Government Code. Every violation determined to be an infraction is punishable pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-4-1 of this Code. A person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any portion of which a violation of this Chapter is committed, continued or permitted by the person. (Ord. 220 N.S., 11-18-1963; 1996 Code)