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Motorized Vehicle on Shared Use Path

Sec. 66-164. Use of bicycle paths/crosswalks.

(a) Under all circumstances, bicyclists and pedestrians using the bicycle path shall exercise due and proper care for one another.
(b) A person operating a bicycle upon a bicycle path within the City shall operate the bicycle in a careful and prudent manner, having regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, other bicycle and pedestrian traffic, nearby motor vehicle traffic, and all other attendant circumstances, so as not to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person.
(c) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a bicycle path, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
(d) A person propelling a bicycle upon a bicycle path shall obey all signage and traffic devices set forth by the city for operation upon such bicycle path.
(e) No bicycle or other human-powered vehicle which exceeds 36 inches total width shall be operated upon any public bicycle path.
(Code 1981, ยง 17-40)