Greenbelt cooperator., 1942-06-12
Town Ordinance

OF The GREENBEET MUNICH
PAL CODE OF 1912 LICENSING
AND REGULATING THE USE
OF BICYCLES
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Coun-
Gil of the Town of Greenbelt,
Maryland, the following ordinance
Is hereby adopted.
PART There are hereby
created seven new sections of
the Greenbelt Code of 1912 to
read as follows:
SECTION 8.61-The term obi
cycle" shall mean and include a
vehicle having two tandem wheels,
none of which shall be less than
20 inches in diameter, with in
ffated rubber tires, having handle
bars, seat or seats, and pro-
PEELED by the feet acting on
treadles connected with cranks
or levers.
SECTION 8.62-All bicycles
owned by residents of the Town
of Greenbelt and operated within
the corporate limits of the Town
shall be registered and licensed.
Application for such license shall
be made with the Department of
Public Safety and shall be affixed
to the bicycles in a manner pre-
scribed by the Director of Public
Safety. The Department of Public
Safety is hereby authorized to
issue and keep records of all
license tags. No bicycle shall be
licensed unless (a) it is in good
mechanical condition (b) has ade-
quate braking and signaling de-
vices (c) serial or identifying
number stamped on the frame.
Any bicycle which has no such
serial or identifying number shall
be assigned such number by the
Department of Public Safety and
such number shall be stamped
permanently on the bicycle by the
Department. (d) Payment of orig
inal license fee of 35c. The loss
or DETACHMENT of license tags
shall be reported to the Depart
ment of Public Safety within 4S
hours of the discovery of such
loss or DETACHMENT and new license
tags shall be obtained at an addi-
tiOnal cost of Csc.
SECTION 8.63-It shall be un-
lawful for any resident to operate
a bicycle upon the streets or roads
within the corporate limits of the
Town of Greenbelt, Maryland,
unless such bicycle shall have
been registered and licensed in
accordance with the provisions of
the Municipal Code. No person
shall operate a bicycle within the
limits of the Town of Greenbelt
between " hour after sunset and
u hour before sunrise unless such
bicycle shall have a headlamp or
light firmly attached to the front
of the bicycle giving a clear white
light visible not less than 800
feet, and a tail light or suitable
reflector on the rear of the bicycle
visible at a distance of not less
than 200 feet.
SECTION S.64-It shall be un-
lawful to:
(a) Remove, deface or change any
identification mark or number or
license tag on any bicycle.
W. VI any bICyClG
without the permission of the
owner.
(c) Operate any bicycle not in
good mechanical condition.
(d) Have more than bne person
riding on a bicycle at the same
time, except for tandem bicycles.
(e) Ride or more abreast unless
unavoidable.
(f) Operate any bicycle in any
manner contrary to existing reg
ulations governing the operation
of motor vehicles in the Town of
Greenbelt, Maryland.
(g) Remove both hands from the
handlebars at the same time, or
perform trick riding.
(h) Fail to keep on the right hand
side and give way to mo tor
vehicles at all times.
GD Operate or park any bicycle
without due regard for the safety
of the operator or any other per-
son or vehicle.
ID Ride upon any public walk
except between 800 A. M. and
700 A. M.
(k) No bicycle shall be parked
anywhere within the limits of
Greenbelt in such a manner as to
injure or endanger any trees,
shrubbery, or property and no
bicycle shall be parked in the
mercantile center except in the
bicycle racks provided by the
Town of Greenbelt.
SECTION S.65-The Director
of Public Safety shall have
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