The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-03-19
Bike Riders!
Better Read
These Rules
Or the Cops Will
Get You il. You
Don't Watch Out.
OBSERVE SPEED LIMIT,
OTHER REGULATIONS

Now that bicycle traffic is def
nitely on the upsWing in Libby,
there is increased discussion of the
rules and regulations regarding
ownership and operation of bicycles.
In order to bring the same owners
out of the dark" regarding their
privileges and restrictions as far as
bicycles are concerned, Mayor Clay
Parker refers all interested per-
sons to the city ordinances covering
this subject.
First off, there is a speed limit.
The law states that mo person shall
ride bicycle at rate of speed
faster than six miles per hour over
or across any street intersections
within the congested district, nor
along any public highway, adjoin-
ing any school grounds on school
days, between the hours of 800
o'clock in the morning and 500
o'clock in the evening. nor in any
other portion of the city faster than
II miles per hour
Next, there are passenger restric-
tons as follows: mo person riding
bicycle or driving or operating a
motorcycle shall carry any other
person thereon, except upon a seat
in the rear of the rider or driver
of such vehicle, and no person SO
riding or driving shall occupy any
movable seat or seat cushion or
saddle of temporary character in
nf w..
tended for his use
Here is one for the shoW-offs.
No person shall ride a bicycle or
motorcycle on the public highways
without having at least one hand on
the handle bars
Must Have License
1T shall be unlawful for any per-
son to operate OF use b bicycle up
on any street of the city without
first obtaining from the. said city a
license therefor and unless said
bicycle is properly registered and
tagged" Last Saturday Chief of
City Police George Bryant registered
124 bicycles and will be on hand
next Saturday at the City Hall to
continue this registration. All APP
plications are secured through this
official, who upon receiving the Ii
cense fee of 25 cents issues licenses
which are effective for the current
calendar year. Signed applications
are turned over to the city clerk to
be recorded and fees received are
delivered to the city treasurer and
credited to the General Fund OF
the city.
Parents Sign for Minors
If the owner is under l8 years of
age, the application must be signed
by parent or guardian who will
acknowledge and accept full re-
sponsibility for any damage caused
by the operation of such vehicle
upon any street in the city of Lib
by and for the violation Of any city
ordinance committed by any person
using or operating or having charge
of the bicycle for which license is
thereby sought" The license gives
the owner the privilege of operating
on any city streets, exclusive OF
sidewalks.
Other rules demand that tags be
affixed to the front post of BIZ
cycles in a conspicuous place and
remain 50 until re-registratien OF
removal by police for cause; all BIZ
cycles shall bear serial numbers
no person shall wilfully or mali
ciously remove, destroy, mutllate
or alter the number of any bicycle
frame licensed or any license plate
or registration card.
Every bicycle operated upon any
street during any time between one
hour after sunset and until one hour
before sunrise must be equipped
with a lamp attached to the front
exhibiting a white light visible iron
a distance of at least 200 feet II
front and with lamp on the rear
exhibiting a red light visible from
a distance of 200 feet to the rear
Excepting that a red reflector APP
proved by the chief of police ma.
be used in lieu of rear light.
every headlight or front lamp TO
a bicycle shall be equipped wit
some style of non glare DINNER AM
shall be focused upon the street Q
roadway at distance of not t
exceed rs feet from such light an
shall in no case be of such a typ
or so affixed as to tend to blind tn
vision of the rider or driver of ap
preaching vehicles
All bicycles must have goo
brakes, horn or bell capable
emitting sound audible under ne1
NAL conditions for distance Of M
less than 100 feet, and it shall b
unlawful for any bicycle to +
equipped with a siren or whistle
to use any bell or horn otherWl:
than as a reasonable warning
users Of the roadway"
All bicycles must keep as close
the right-hand curb as possibl
bicycles are to be ridden single Fl
only and at no time shall bicycl
lac operated at two or more abreas
no rider is to attach himself
his bicycle to any other movii