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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

EXCLUSIVE OR NON-EXCLUSIVE USE OF BICYCLES.

B.  THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO
DESIGNATE OR ESTABLISH SIDEWALKS OR TRAILS IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY FOR THE EXCLUSIVE OR COMBINED USE OF
BICYCLES, PLAY VEHICLES, OR PEDESTRIANS PROVIDED THAT
SUCH DESIGNATION OR ESTABLISHMENT WOULD NOT BE CONTRARY
TO PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT THE COST WOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVELY
DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE PROJECTED NEED OR USE THEREOF, OR
THAT THERE IS NOT A DEMONSTRATED ABSENCE OF THE PROJECTED
NEED DUE TO SPARSITY OF POPULATION OR THE EXISTANCE OF
OTHER AVAILABLE FACILITIES OR OTHER FACTORS WHICH
DEMONSTRATE AN ABSENCE OF ANY NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES.
ALL NEW COUNTY FINANCED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SHALL INCLUDE FACILITIES FOR THE
COMBINED OR EXCLUSIVE USE OF BICYCLES, PLAY VEHICLES AND
PEDESTRIANS EXCEPT WHEN COST SHALL BE DISPROPORTIONATE TO
THE PROJECTED NEED, OR WHEN SUCH FACILITIES WOULD BE
INAPPROPRIATE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT OR OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD. THE LOCATION OF SUCH FACILITIES SHALL NOT
BE LIMITED TO ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY, NOR SHALL THEY BE
LIMITED TO LOCATIONS PARALLEL TO ROADS.

C.   IF PROJECTED BICYCLE TRAFFIC OR THE SAFETY OF
THE CYCLISTS OR PEDESTRIANS SHOULD JUSTIFY A SEPARATE
FACILITY, BICYCLE TRAILS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF
BICYCLES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED.

D.  NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES SHALL BE PERMITTED ON ANY
SUCH SIDEWALK OR TRAIL.

E.     THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND
TRANSPORTATION SHALL PLACE SIGNS OR OTHER SUITABLE
IDENTIFICATION AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

F.   ANY SIDEWALK OR TRAIL DESIGNATED OR ESTABLISHED
BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE FOR USE BY BICYCLES SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE A PUBLIC BICYCLE AREA AND EVERY PERSON
OPERATING A BICYCLE THEREON SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE
APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MARYLAND.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect forty—five
calendar days from the date it becomes law.

Approved November 18, 1974

Bill No. CB-77-1974
Chapter No. 137