Authority

Authorization for the enactment of this Ordinance is provided for and required in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 66½, Section 11-1103.
 

Definitions

Bicycles, play vehicles and unicycles shall be defined as in the Annotated Code of Maryland, Article 66½, Section 1-104 with additional emphasis and the regulation that all such vehicles must be propelled exclusively by human power.
 

Vehicle Laws

A.     Bicycles as defined in this Ordinance may be ridden only upon sidewalk areas designated by the Town Council of Berwyn Heights for that purpose.

B.      The Town Council of Berwyn Heights recognizes the right-of-way construction of a State Highway Administration constructed bikeway adjacent to Maryland Route 193, within the Corporate limits of Berwyn Heights, and will assist in the control of this bikeway as may be necessary to ensure the safety and welfare of bicyclists, pedestrians, and operators of motor vehicles.

C.      The Town Council of Berwyn Heights shall provide for the erection and control of traffic signs within the public rights-of-way as may be necessary to ensure the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists and operators of other motor vehicles, provided that no sign shall be erected on state highways without approval of the State Highway Administration, and within bikeways established and designated by the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission without approval of that Commission.