47-19 - Updates to City Traffic Code to account for mobility devices (electric bikes, scooters)

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Section 9. Section 373.04 Riding Bicycles and Motorcycles Abreast, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 373.04 RIDING BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES ABREAST. (a) Persons riding bicycles wider than the customary 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 two abreast in a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorcycles. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within 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 previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. is hereby repealed and new Section 373.04 Riding Bicycles, Mobility Devices, and Motorcycles Abreast is hereby enacted to read as follows: 373.04 RIDING BICYCLES, MOBILITY DEVICES, AND MOTORCYCLES ABREAST. (a) Persons riding bicycles or mobility devices wider than the customary widths of two -wheeled bicycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than one abreast in a single lane. Persons riding bicycles, mobility devices, or motorcycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than two abreast in a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorcycles. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. If, within 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 previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses, whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. Section 10. Section 373.06 Lights and Reflector on Bicycle; Brakes, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 373.06 LIGHTS AND REFLECTOR ON BICYCLE; BRAKES. (a) Every bicycle when in use at the times specified in Section 337.02, shall be equipped with the following: (1) A lamp mounted on the front of either the bicycle, mobility device, or the operator that shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front; and three hundred feet to the sides. A generator -powered lamp that emits light only when the bicycle is moving may be used to meet this requirement. (2) A red reflector on the rear that shall be visible from all distances from one hundred feet to six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. (3) A lamp emitting either flashing or steady red light visible fi-om a distance of five hundred feet to the rear shall be used in addition to the red reflector; If the red lamp performs as a reflector in that it is visible as specified in subsection (a)(2) of this section, the red lamp may serve as the reflector and a separate reflector is not required. (b) Additional lamps and reflectors may be used in addition to those required under subsection (a) of this section, except that red lamps and red reflectors shall not be used on the front of the bicycle and white lamps and white reflectors shall not be used on the rear of the bicycle. The Director of Public Safety may in his or her discretion and in writing require additional lamps and