2910                                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                         [Ch. 868

ADJACENT BICYCLE PATH OR WAY WHICH HAS BEEN APPROVED BY

THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.

(B) WHENEVER A USABLE PATH FOR BICYCLES OR PAVED
SHOULDER HAS BEEN PROVIDED ADJACENT TO A ROADWAY, BICYCLE
RIDERS SHALL USE THE PATH OR PAVED SHOULDER AND MAY NOT
USE THE ROADWAY.

11-1206.

(A)    No person operating a bicycle shall carry any

package, bundle, or article which prevents the driver

from keeping [fat least one hand]] BOTH HANDS upon the
handlebars.

(B)    NO PERSON WAY TRANSPORT UPON A BICYCLE ANY

ARTICLE WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE OPERATOR'S VISION OR

BALANCE.

(C)    EXCEPT WITH THE PERMISSION OF ITS OWNER, NO
PERSON MAY REMOVE, RIDE UPON OR TAMPER WITH ANY BICYCLE
OR ANY PART OF A BICYCLE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new

Sections 1-164.1, 3-401.2, 11-1206.1, and 11-1206.2 be
and they are hereby added to Article 66 1/2 — Vehicle

Laws of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement

Volume and 1973 Supplement) to read as follows:

Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws

"PUBLIC BICYCLE AREA" MEANS ANY STREET, HIGHWAY,

BICYCLE PATH OR OTHER FACILITY OR AREA MAINTAINED BY THE

STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR AN AGENCY THEREOF FOR

THE USE OF BICYCLES.

3-401.2.

(A) THE OWNER OF A BICYCLE MAY APPLY FOR AND

OBTAIN REGISTRATION FOR IT UPON APPLICATION TO THE

ADMINISTRATION UPON PRESCRIBED BICYCLE REGISTRATION

APPLICATION FORMS," BEARING THE SIGNATURE OF THE OWNER,

CONTAINING INFORMATION AS REASONABLY REQUIRED BY THE

ADMINISTRATION TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY THE BICYCLE AND THE

OWNER, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESCRIBED FEE.

(B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, IF A BICYCLE

IS OWNED BY AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, THE

APPLICATION SHALL BE MADE ON BEHALF OF THE MINOR OWNER BY
A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE ADULT.