A. Shall have all the rights and is subject to all of the duties and responsibilities applicable to the rider of a bicycle upon any highway, street or roadway;

B. Shall ride within a bicycle lane upon the roadway if a bicycle lane exists;

C. Shall ride only on highways, streets and roadways designated with a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less;

D. Shall not ride on any arterial;

E. Who is preparing for a left turn, shall stop and dismount as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or right edge of the roadway and complete the turn by crossing the roadway on foot, subject to the restrictions placed on pedestrians;

F. Who is preparing to cross an arterial or a street designated with a maximum speed limit greater than 25 miles per hour, shall stop and dismount as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or right edge of the roadway and shall cross the roadway on foot, subject to the restrictions placed on pedestrians;

G. Shall not operate a motorized foot scooter on any public sidewalk;

H. Shall not operate a motorized foot scooter on any city-owned property;

I. Shall not operate a motorized foot scooter in any city park;

J. Shall not operate a motorized foot scooter upon designated sidewalks, walkways, pathways, trails, including the Interurban Trail, or any other place where motorized vehicles are prohibited;

K. Shall wear an approved bicycle helmet which is a head covering designed to protect the head that meets or exceeds safety standards adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), the Snell Foundation or such subsequently nationally recognized standard for bicycle helmet performance as Washington State may adopt;

L. Shall not operate such scooter during the hours of darkness as defined by RCW 46.37.020;

M. Shall be at least 16 years of age;

N. Shall not operate a motorized foot scooter with any passenger other than the operator; and

O. Shall ensure that the motorized foot scooter is at all times equipped with a muffler in good working order so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. Use of any cutout, bypass, or similar muffler elimination device is prohibited. (Ord. 2517 § 1, 2004)