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Annexure 9


ANNEXURE 9

Sec. 78-96. - Hazardous activities and special rules.

(a)    Paths are for transportation and public recreation by the various groups of permitted users. No individual or group shall engage in hazardous activities on the paths and streets and those areas accessible by the public. Such hazardous activities, and the special rules pertaining to them, include but are not limited to the following:

(1)    Racing of any form, except for special events approved by the city; and

(2)    Blocking of public access, except for special events approved by the city.

(b)   None of the prohibited users in section 78-95 shall use the path system or the bridges and/or their underpasses for any purpose whatsoever.

(c)    Pedestrians, skaters and permitted vehicles shall not loiter or park on recreation path bridges or in underpasses.

(d)   Normal rules of the road shall apply to the recreation paths. For instance, when approaching oncoming path users, each user shall move to his right side of the path. Passing shall be on the left side of the path.

(e)    Pedestrians should be given due consideration and reasonable right-of-way by other users of the recreation paths to ensure them safe passage.

(f)    A warning or announcement shall be given by operators of golf carts and other users of the recreation paths, such as bicyclists and skaters, when approaching pedestrians from the rear. This warning or announcement may be verbal, but it is recommended that bicyclists and golf cart operators equip their vehicles with a warning device such as a horn or bell. Each user of the recreation paths shall be considerate of the safety and welfare of other users, and dangerous conduct will not be tolerated.

(g)   All laws and ordinances relative to alcohol and its use, including open container laws, which apply to traffic on the streets of the city also apply to the recreation paths.

(h)    All litter shall be deposited in the receptacles provided along the recreation paths or retained by the path user for proper disposal later. Littering on the recreation paths shall be subject to twice the fines and penalties as littering on the streets.

(i)     All users of electric bicycles shall wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets the standards of the American National Standards Institute or the Snell Memorial Foundation's Standards for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling or a motorcycle helmet while operating an electric bicycle on the recreational paths.

(j)     No one under the age of 15 shall operate an electric bicycle on the recreational paths.

(k)    Seat belts on LSMVs shall be worn by all occupants at all times the vehicle is moving.

(l)     All operators and passengers must remain seated at all times during the operation of the golf cart. No person may sit on the operator's lap during the operation of the golf cart.

(Code 1980, § 19-35; Ord. No. 757, 4-19-01; Ord. No. 779, 12-20-01; Ord. No. 786, 9-5-02)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 786, adopted September 5, 2002, enacted provisions intended for use as subsection (k). Because there are already provisions so designated, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as subsection (l).

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