Antioch § 7.4.1 Traffic & Vehicles Section Bicycle Registration This section requires residents of Antioch to register their bicycles with the chief of police and pay a small fee. The registration includes a description of the bicycle, an annual inspection for safety, and the affixing of an identification tag. Registration can be canceled for unsafe operation or violations, and changes in ownership or dismantled bicycles must be reported. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.10 Traffic & Vehicles Section Penalty This section establishes penalties for bicycle, skate, and scooter violations in Antioch. It directs users to a schedule of fines for specific offenses and applies a general penalty for unlisted violations. Each citation is treated as a separate offense. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.2 Traffic & Vehicles Section Equipment And Mechanical Condition This section outlines the required mechanical condition, safety equipment, and operational standards for bicycles within Antioch. It mandates functional brakes, lights and reflectors for nighttime operation, and audible signaling devices. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.3 Traffic & Vehicles Section Bicycle Operations This section of the Antioch municipal code classifies bicycles as vehicles and subjects their operation to state vehicle laws and local traffic ordinances. It outlines rules for riders, including restrictions on carrying passengers, mandates for using sidewalks or paths where available (with an exception for the central business district), and requirements for riding on the right side of the roadway and in single file when in groups. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.4 Traffic & Vehicles Section Inspections This section authorizes police officers to inspect bicycles at any reasonable time. Inspections are for verifying license plates, license numbers, serial numbers, and assessing the mechanical condition of the bicycle. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.5 Traffic & Vehicles Section Impoundment And Sale This section outlines two mechanisms for dealing with bicycles violating municipal ordinances or found abandoned. It allows for the impoundment of bicycles used in violations for up to 30 days, and mandates the sale of abandoned or unidentified bicycles at public auction after a reasonable holding period. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.6 Traffic & Vehicles Section Skates This ordinance section regulates skating within Antioch, prohibiting it on specific sidewalks and requiring adherence to traffic signals, safe operation, and yielding to pedestrians. It also prohibits attaching to motor vehicles. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.7 Traffic & Vehicles Section Skateboards This ordinance prohibits skateboarding on most public roads and parking lots in Antioch, with specific sidewalk restrictions on Orchard Street, Main Street, and Lake Street. It also prohibits reckless skateboarding, requires yielding to pedestrians on sidewalks, and forbids attaching to motor vehicles. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.8 Traffic & Vehicles Section Scooters This section defines scooters broadly to include various motorized wheeled vehicles not licensed for public roads and prohibits their operation on most public and private property, with exceptions for law enforcement and sanctioned events. View in Antioch’s full code →
Antioch § 7.4.9 Traffic & Vehicles Section Parental Responsibility This section holds parents and guardians accountable for their children's or wards' violations of the bicycle, skate, and scooter chapter. It stipulates that authorizing or knowingly permitting such violations will result in a misdemeanor charge and penalties as defined elsewhere in the chapter. View in Antioch’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.1 Traffic & Vehicles Section Scope of regulations This section defines the scope of regulations for bicycles in Barrington. It clarifies that bicycle regulations apply on streets, public sidewalks, and dedicated bicycle paths, unless specific exceptions are noted. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.10 Traffic & Vehicles Section Penalty This section outlines the penalties for violating provisions related to bicycles, skateboards, and other conveyances. Penalties include those specified in section 1-4-1 and/or the performance of reasonable public service work. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.2 Traffic & Vehicles Section Applicability of traffic laws This section states that individuals riding bicycles on a roadway are subject to the same rights and duties as vehicle drivers under state laws and village traffic ordinances, unless specific provisions are inapplicable by their nature. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.3 Traffic & Vehicles Section Obedience to traffic control devices This section requires individuals operating bicycles to obey all official traffic control signals, signs, and devices applicable to vehicles. It also specifically prohibits bicyclists from disobeying signs restricting turns, unless they dismount and follow pedestrian rules. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.4 Traffic & Vehicles Section Operation of bicycles This section of the Barrington municipal ordinance outlines regulations for bicycle operation, including riding on a seat, passenger limits, road positioning, riding formation, speed, and yielding the right-of-way when emerging from alleys or driveways. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.5 Traffic & Vehicles Section Helmets required while on bicycles This section mandates that all individuals under 16 years of age must wear a protective helmet meeting specific standards when riding a bicycle on public rights-of-way within Barrington. Violations are punishable by a fine and/or public service work, but do not affect civil liability. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.6 Traffic & Vehicles Section Bicycle equipment This section outlines the required equipment for bicycles in Barrington, including mandatory lamps and reflectors for nighttime use, pedal reflectors, side reflectors, and a functional brake system. It also prohibits the use of sirens on bicycles. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.7 Traffic & Vehicles Section Bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, rollerblades; use on sidewalks and certain village property This ordinance section defines bicycles, in-line skates, roller skates, and skateboards, and regulates their use on sidewalks and certain village property. It mandates yielding to pedestrians on sidewalks and prohibits reckless use on public property. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.8 Traffic & Vehicles Section Clinging to moving vehicles This ordinance prohibits individuals on bicycles, skateboards, skates, sleds, or toy vehicles from attaching themselves or their equipment to any moving vehicle on streets or roadways. View in Barrington’s full code →
Barrington § 6.6.9 Traffic & Vehicles Section Responsibility of parent or guardian This ordinance holds parents and guardians responsible for ensuring that children or wards under their care do not violate any provisions of the chapter related to bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, and in-line skates. It prohibits authorizing or knowingly permitting such violations. View in Barrington’s full code →
Bellwood § 73.20 Traffic & Vehicles Section Riding On Motorcycles This section outlines specific requirements for operating a motorcycle, including seating arrangements for operators and passengers, handlebar height limitations, and the need for operators to maintain at least one hand on the handlebars while in motion. View in Bellwood’s full code →
Bellwood § 73.21 Traffic & Vehicles Section Special Equipment For Persons Riding Motorcycles, Motor Driven Cycles Or Mopeds This section mandates that operators and passengers of motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or mopeds must wear eye protection, defining acceptable forms as shatter-resistant glasses, goggles, or transparent shields. Contact lenses are explicitly prohibited as eye protection. View in Bellwood’s full code →
Bellwood § 73.22 Traffic & Vehicles Section Required Equipment On Motorcycles This section mandates that any motorcycle carrying a passenger, unless the passenger is in a sidecar or enclosed cab, must be equipped with footrests for the passenger. View in Bellwood’s full code →
Bellwood § 73.23 Traffic & Vehicles Section Operating Motorcycle On One Wheel This section prohibits the operation of any motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on a single wheel. Violations are subject to penalties outlined elsewhere. View in Bellwood’s full code →
Bensenville § 5.9.1 Traffic & Vehicles Section Definitions This section defines various types of low-speed electric bicycles, low-speed electric scooters, low-speed gas bicycles, and mopeds for the purpose of the chapter. It outlines specific criteria such as motor power, speed capabilities, and presence of pedals for each definition. View in Bensenville’s full code →
Bensenville § 5.9.2 Traffic & Vehicles Section Traffic Laws Apply This section mandates that operators of low-speed electric bicycles, gas bicycles, mopeds, and electric scooters are subject to all vehicle driver duties, while also requiring compliance with specific regulations from the Illinois Vehicle Code and local ordinances. View in Bensenville’s full code →
Bensenville § 5.9.3 Traffic & Vehicles Section Application This section prohibits the unlawful operation of low-speed electric bicycles, gas bicycles, mopeds, and electric scooters within the Village, and holds parents or guardians responsible for violations by minors. It also clarifies that such use in violation of the chapter is not an intended use of public rights-of-way under the Tort Immunity Act. View in Bensenville’s full code →
Bensenville § 5.9.4 Traffic & Vehicles Section Additional Regulations And Restrictions This section outlines additional regulations for low-speed electric and gas bicycles, and electric scooters in Bensenville. It sets age restrictions, specifies permissible operating locations based on speed limits and path types, and details yielding requirements when exiting alleys or driveways. View in Bensenville’s full code →
Bensenville § 5.9.5 Traffic & Vehicles Section Equipment This section mandates that low-speed electric bicycles, gas bicycles, and electric scooters must be equipped with specific lighting and reflector requirements for nighttime use. It also requires these vehicles to be well-maintained and equipped with adequate braking systems. View in Bensenville’s full code →
Bensenville § 5.9.6 Traffic & Vehicles Section Penalty This section establishes a general penalty for violations of the Motorized Bicycles And Electric Scooters chapter, applying a fine of not less than $150.00 nor more than $750.00 for each offense where no other penalty is specified. View in Bensenville’s full code →