07-13 Define and Regulate Bicycle

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(k) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this sectimr is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, withhr one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender pre- viously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a mis- demeanor ofthe third degree. shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 373.02 RIDING UPON SEATS; HANDLE BARS; HELMETS AND GLASSES. (j) Nothing in this section shall be cmistrued as prohibiting the carry- ing of a child in a seat or trailer that is designed for carrying chil- dren, is equipped with appropriate manufacturer-designed re- straints and is fnmly attached to the bicycle. Section 3. Section 373.04, Riding Bicycles and Motorcycles Abreast, of the Cod- ified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 373.04 RIDING BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES ABREAST. (a) Persons riding bicycles or motorcycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than two abreast iu a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorcy- cles. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within one yeaz• of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense, whoever violates [his section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender pre- viously has been convicted of nvo or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a mis- demeanor ofthe tlwd degree. shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 373.04 RIDING BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES ABREAST. (a) Persons riding bicycles wider than the eustomary widths of two- wheeled bicycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than one abreast in a single lane. Persons riding bicycles or motorcycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than hvo abreast in a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclu- sive use of bicycles or motorcycles.