Hello,
Philadelphia Code is online, through www.phila.gov
Section 12-800 is the general bicycle laws-
Boy, all these idotic laws we never knew about -
Guess what, in Philadephia it looks like it's illegal to get up off the seat
when you're pedaling-
- boy, imagine all the tickets they could have written along the wall and
Lemon Hill during the corestates race-
Hal
�12-801. Persons Riding Bicycles.
(1) Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway shall have all the
rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to an operator
under the provisions of this Title and The Vehicle Code.
�12-802. Obedience to Traffic-control Devices.
(1) Whenever signs are erected indicating that no right or left
turn is permitted, or that a turn in the opposite direction is permitted
only between certain hours, no person operating a bicycle shall disobey the
direction of any such signs except where such person dismounts from the
bicycle to make such turn, in which event such person shall have the
privileges and responsibilities of a pedestrian.
�12-803. Riding on Bicycles.
(1) A person operating a bicycle shall not ride other than astride
a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.
(2) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than
the number of seats permanently affixed to such bicycle.
�12-804. Riding on Roadways and Bicycle Paths.
(1) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride other
than single file except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the
exclusive use of bicycles.
(2) Whenever a useable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent
to a roadway bicycle riders shall use such path and shall not use the
roadway.
�12-805. Emerging From a Driveway or Building.
(1) The operator of a bicycle emerging from a driveway or building
shall upon approaching a sidewalk or the sidewalk area extending across any
alleyway or driveway, yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians approaching
on said sidewalk or sidewalk area, and upon entering the roadway shall yield
the right-of-way to all vehicles and street cars approaching on said
roadway.
�12-806. Carrying Articles.
(1) No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle,
or article which prevents the rider from keeping at least one hand upon the
handle bars.
�12-807. Parking.
(1) No person shall park a bicycle upon a street other than against
the curb or upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle, or against a
building or at the curb, in such a manner as to afford the least obstruction
to pedestrian traffic.
(2) Any person violating this Section shall be liable for payment
of fines, costs and additional fees prescribed and assessed in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 12-2800 of this Title.[Note 6]
�12-808. Riding on Sidewalks.
(1) No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk within a
business district, as such district is defined in The Vehicle Code.
(2) No person 12 years of age or more shall ride a bicycle upon any
sidewalk in any district.
(3) Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such
person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give audible
signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
(4) In areas under the jurisdiction of the Fairmount Park
Commission, riding bicycles on sidewalks and foot paths may be permitted
when authorized by regulations of the commission.[Note 7]
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12-811 of this
Chapter, the penalty for violation of this Section shall be a fine of $10,
together with the costs of prosecution.[Note 8]
�12-809. Warning Devices and Brakes on Bicycles.
(1) No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a
bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at
least 100 feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall
any person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle.
(2) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable
the operator to make the braked wheel skid on a dry, level, clean pavement.
�12-810. Bicycle Regulations and Penalties.
(1) The parent of any child, the guardian of any ward or any person
standing in loco parentis with respect to any child shall not authorize or
knowingly permit such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this
Chapter.
�12-811. Penalty.[Note 9]
(1) Any person violating any of the provisions of Chapter 12-800
(other than Section 12-807) shall, upon summary conviction before a
Magistrate, pay a fine of three (3) dollars together with costs of
prosecution.
�12-812. Use of Audio Headphones.[Note 10]
(1) No person shall operate a bicycle on a street or highway while
wearing headphones connected to an audio device.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-811 of this
Chapter, the penalty for violation of this Section shall be a minimum fine
of fifty dollars ($50) and no more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each
violation, together with the costs of prosecution, or, in default thereof,
imprisonment of not more than ten (10) days.
Endnotes
[Note 6] 6. Added, 1989 Ordinances, p. 72.
[Note 7] 7. Amended, 1960 Ordinances, p. 912.
[Note 8] 8. Added, Bill No. 970715 (approved March 20, 1998).
[Note 9] 9. Amended, 1989 Ordinances, p. 72; amended, Bill No. 758
(approved July 24, 1995).
[Note 10] 10. Added, 1982 Ordinances, p. 1656.
Pennsylvania
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From: "Tancredi, Sue M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sheldon Isaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 7:18 PM
Subject: RE: Classic urban traffic dilemma
> I believe that the PA municipal planning code (which doesn't specifically
apply to Phila and Pitsburgh because of their charters - sort of a gray area
there) says that local ords supercede PA ords.
>
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> From: Sheldon Isaac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 2:47 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Classic urban traffic dilemma
>
>
> Saw this in phl.transportation:
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> Subject: Re: Classic urban traffic dilemma
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal)
> Newsgroups: phl.transportation
>
> > > Jim Kriebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > 1) I'm fairly certain there is no law requiring cyclist to ride in
> bike
> > > > lanes.
>
> > > There is such a law in Pennsylvania, with an exception for unsafe
> > > conditions
> >
> > Actually, you are only required to use the lane or path if it is
> > indicated as mandatory "by official traffic control devices", whatever
> > that means. See "Section 3505 (f)" of the above link. As far as I
> > know, no lanes or paths are mandatory in Philadelphia.
>
> But, that's Pennsylvania Law, Philly Ordinance says you must use an
> off road route if there is one , but you must not use the sidewalk.
> They seem to set up the logical paradox that a side walk IS an off
> road route. So if it's a bike route, you have to use it.
>
> There is a Philadelphia ordinance, which of course contradicts the
> Pennsylvania Law, but that could be changed by local organizations -
> like Penn- who are often treated like quasi-municipal governments -
> like enforcing their own ticketing on private streets.
>
> I guess the question to ask is whether Penn is enforcing the Pa State
> law, or the Philly Ordinance, or a U-Penn regulation.
>
> Either way, there's the entirely separate matter of bike LANES, which
> are not connected into a BICYCLE NETWORK. I rode through Penn on
> Sunday, the bike lanes don't seem to help if you want to go anywhere
> except directly through...
>
> The problem I see with penn is that the bicycle lanes require you to
> make a left turn across 3 lanes if you want to get anywhere on the
> campus- I.E. the bike lanes are only usefull if you want to bypass
> Penn, not if you want to get around once you are there, they don't
> really help unless you want to make lots of right turns, or wait,
> dismount and wait for the light to cross the street as a pedestrian.
>
> Another example - From the Art Museum to City Hall, look at the bike
> lanes down the inner drive from the Art Museum to City Hall - several
> places, it stops, or jogs over a lane or two then stops dead. That's
> not really usefull, especially in areas like Eakins Oval or City Hall
> Circle where the cars don't follow the lane, so it almot suicidal to
> use the bicycle lanes.
>
> Preferable routes for a bicycle are a low volume street, or a mid
> volume street with bike lanes. Once the road gets to be more than 2
> lanes, especially with high volume, high speed, it's dicey-
>
> Hal
>
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