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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1971)
new city ordinance Bike riding prohibited in the mall area Bicycle riding has been banned in the Eugene Mall following action taken by the Eugene City Council at its regular meeting Monday night Under a new city ordinance, which went into effect Tuesday morning, anyone caught riding a bicycle in the mall will be warned that he is violating a city ordinance and will be asked to walk his bicycle through the area If the warning fails, a citation not exceeding $25 w ill be issued. City Manager Hugh McKinley said The action stemmed from complaints registered to McKinley about bicycle activities conflicting with pedestrian walkway’s. Concern was also registered by businessmen who felt the use of mall rampways for bicycle jumping could result in injury to riders and pedestrians Further concern was heard that new grass planted in the mall was being torn up by cyclists University student Sandra Sherman suggested bicycles could be ridden after a majority of stores had been closed in the mall area McKinley referred the suggestion to the city's bicycle study com mittee for further possible modification of the ordinance Under the new ordmance, bicycles will be allowed in the mall but they must be walked It was brought to the council’s attention that parking of bicycles in the mall is a hazard and the question of bicycle parking facilities was raised According to Ernest Drapela, assistant director of parks and recreation, under the order of McKinley, bike racks could be ordered immediately. He felt the bicycle racks should be "placed where people are parking their bicycles now." A suggestion was made by councilman Fred Mohr that bikes could be parked for a fee in the Overpark and riders could receive a token from downtown merchants reimbursing them, thus enabling them to park their bicycles in a covered facility for free Tins matter was also referred to the bicycle study committee Miss Sherman pointed out that in regard to Mohr's suggestion, it would be more beneficial to the city to promote the free use of bicycles to avoid putting them in a paradoxical situation with regard to automobile pollution "I would think it would be more advantageous, from the city’s point of view, for people to ride bicycles instead of driving cars.” she said “niere isn’t much difference if you have to pay for both ’’ PHcto toy Matt McCtrmKh It WII prop< -ted at the Monday rv ruing mating of the Kugene city council that the city place bicycle rack* In the downtown area ouUide of the Mall. The purpose of the rack* would be to temporarily house hike* which would otherwise be parked at varlou* places In the Mall. As of Tuesday morning, no bicycles can be ridden In the Mall area; they may only be walked Kditor's Note: The ordinance prohibiting bicycle riding in the downtown mall is not the only bicycle legislation on the books of the city of Kugene. The Emerald reprints below all bicycle legislation listed in the Kugene (Tty Code. ARTICLE V. BICYCLES DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Sec. 28.67. Subject to traffic law's. E Vtry per ton riding or operating a bicycle on any street allay or public place in the city tnall be sublect to all provision* of the law* ot the state and ot thl* chapter and other ordinance* ot the city ap pi,cable to the driver* ot vehicle*, except the provl*iont fhereot which by their very nature can have no application Sec. 28.68. Carrying passengers. No person shall operate or ride on any bicycle upon the street* alleys or public highways ot the city with two or more person* upon the same bicycle, provided however that this restriction shall not apply to tandem bicycle* or other bicycle* equipped tor two or more riders, but. in such event, no person shall be permitted to operate eny such bicycle with the passenger in front ot the operator See. 28.69. Clinging to moving vehicles. Any pacvjn r »<Jing upon any t>»cyc>* ftltall not attach tt># iam« or himialf »o any moving v*n»ct# upon m* roa<tway Sfc. 2K.70. Hiding on sidewalks in Fire Zone No. l It shall be lawful to rida Or operate a bicycle or any sidewalk m m« city outside of Fire Zone No t it shall be unlawful to r »de or operate a bicycle on any vetawaik within Fire Zona No 1 Sft. 2* 71. Kraping to right: riding abreast Every person nd>ng or oparatmg a btcyda on any street allay or pubhc p»aca «n tha city shall keep such b<yda or ma extrama right of tha traffic lane and *t shall ba unlawful for two or more oparators of bicycles to travel abraast or any s»raat allay or public piaca in ma city or to aparata such 6*cyc»a or traffic ‘anas otharwisa than in sinota fila Sec. 2K.72. Bicycle race*. it shall ba unlawful for any parson to run or engage or causa »o run or to ba engaged tn any b«cyda raca or any straat allay or public piaca within ma cor par a ta limits of ma city, escept under par mi t from and undac tha suparvis»on of ma chtaf of poiica of ma c <ty Sec. 2X.73 Lights and reflector* NO par son *hali r <je or oparata any bKytMr upon any street a<*ay or public piaca w-m.n ma <orpor#ta limits of ma c ty during ma par od from a haW hour attar sunsat to a tv#W hour bafor a sunr -sa and ait •■mas whan tog or o*har afmospher.4 cond •>ans r«mder ma operational »uc* b<c yc*e dangerous to traffic or ma use of ma streets or at 4K>y owar t.ma when m#ra -t no* sufficient light to render ctaarty discarrvibia any parson on ma »*raa»s a tf*t*nce o# two hundrad tee* ahaad without Nvng a lighted lamp off sad on ma front of such bcyda v"S«b*a undar normal atmospheric cond.tmns from a distance of a* was* mree hunorad tee* *n front of such a b<yc*a and a»so a rafiaa mirror or i*ghNd lamp on m# raar Of Such b<yc a astwb*t.ng a rad ■••gh» vs-.bia under -ir tond ' o»n from a <3 %'ao a of a* ■aas* two hurprao t#a» 10 ma raar of such r yda Sec 2X.74. Manner of parking, reserved arena in parking meter tone* &•< yc las may ba par sad nest to ma curb at ma sama manner as au«omob hrs at any pfaca m m* c«fy au*s*da ma parting mata* araa Tha parft<rtg areas *n ma parting matar district Oft' tad at Schedule VII adopted by section of m* Code Van 5#'fSfr*afl •or bcyftft in aach of Such spates more the ba pra* das parsng toohhet tor tx ycte* and b« yc*et may bapartao « Such araa tor a par >00 no* escaadetg tour sawn at me downtown d«Str <t m #<i pm#r pars ng areas chcyctas iha* coma «^tdar ma ganara> farms 0* *h s thaptar Oe No KU»f O Sfc. 28.75. Marking of rrnrvrd parking arraa. The c11> engineer it hereby direc ted and author lied to designate by suitable markings each of the rntrv*d parktr>g areas tor bKydn upon the street itself Sec. 2H.76. Penally for violation of article; Im pounding Any persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be punished as provided by section ) 7 of this Code In addition to or m lieu of such penalty, the municipal judge may prohibit the operation upon the streets alleys and public places of the city for a period not to exceed thirty days, of the bicycle so used in such violation, m which event the bicycle so used in such violation shall be impounded with the thief of police and retained by him for the per iod that the operation thereof is prohibited or the owner's registration card shall be held tor the period during which the operation of the bicycle is prohibited DIVISION 2 REGISTRATION AND LICENSING S*c. 28.77. Licrnsr required It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or use a bicycle propelled wholly or in part by muscular power upon any of the streets alleys or public highways of the city without first obtaining from the police department a license therefor Sec. 28.78. Inuincr and lerm of llrfnin. The police department or agents designated by the chief of police is hereby authorued and directed to issue bicycle licenses upon written application therefor Such licenses shall be issued tor three yeer terms, the first term of which shell commence on January 1. lead and end December 31. I9*e Such licenses when issued, shall antifla the licensee to operate the bicycle for which the license has been issued upon the streets, alleys, and public highways of the city Sec. 2H.79 l.irenur l«gi and registration rarda; fee; record* of license*. The city shall provK)« iurn* legs of a typo designated by the chief of pot*cv wh-ch sheM bo <s%oed only to owner » of bicycles together with • registration card both to bw issued by the chief of police or agent* designated by Mm Th# license *ag% and registration cards shall »'iv* nymbai meceon in numtrKtl ordar beginning *.m n«mMf on#, indurating me (i«t« of aspiration such license tags shell b# suitable tor attachment upon it# frame* of bicycles at a place designated by m# police d#partm#nt Sec 2H.HU Keport* of dealer* In secondhand bicycle* •♦cycle Ikante tm shall b# at follows On# doli#r tor mt«t year* or #ny part thereof Such license tag shall f#m*n attachad to m# bKycle during m# ear*fence of «# license Tn# po*K• department shall seep a record of th# d«t# of <t*ue and number of each Mens# as wen as the name of the person receiving the license Sec 2H.HI Sale or transfer of ownership All pown MgtgM tn twiwt o> buying M<anoi\*rta w«d« MS n*r»by r«qtt>t«) *o m*»« • r«xwI *t) m* palK* <Hp»trr.ynl 01 mo purchase, gtvmg it# name address and person tram whom each b< ycte i% purchased the description of each bicycle purchased me treme n^nyttm thereof end the number of the mete<i*< license p*e»* round mereon ♦ any All persons engaged m the busmeat of set»mg new or secondhand bicycles are hereby r#Qu*red *0 a report to the police department giving a »«s» of all sates made which list shall tude me name and address of each parson to «mom so id me smd of b« ycia safe together w<m a desc r p»or> end me treme number mereof and me number of me met«Ui< license pie«e etieched me#etc if #ny Such reperh Shan be ^ade «v<m,n twenty four hours from e# oat# of me sate it Shalt be me duty of Me purchaser or transferee or any bKycte •© eppty tor a transfer of reg stration mereof * mm five days of such sate or transfer See 2S.H2 Ijcrnifi for person* renting bicycle* All unont oeo 'mf bK f m tn*ir les* oe>««> • umi >«r ••• ► *<ytl» M USM by M>m« fSOvlOI (DW W»»> !<•»>*• **«>< M IIIAbW «C rn« Mt(» tor Oft.c* I .» 4WM tVWW 'Writ* such f»censes shaft sac wre the same tram me <h*ef of peftce or his agemts P. 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