Kitchener : Règlement no Traffic and Parking, art. 2 — Pedestrians and Cyclists

Pedestrians and Cyclists

• a) Games or Sports Unless allowed under a permit granted by the Municipality,

2. no person shall play or take part in any game or sport upon a highway, including the placement or storage of sports equipment upon a highway.

• b) The Use of Transportation Devices Unless allowed under a permit granted by the Municipality, no person riding in or by means of any skateboard, coaster, toy vehicle or similar transportation device shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of crossing the roadway and when so crossing such person shall have the rights and be subject to the obligations of a pedestrian pursuant to the Highway Traffic Act.
• c) Parking a Bicycle
• (i) Unless otherwise permitted in this By-law,

no person shall park a bicycle on any roadway or shoulder.

• (ii) No person shall park a bicycle on any highway except in an upright position.
• d) The Use of Sidewalks All pedestrians shall utilize sidewalks whenever they are provided adjacent to a roadway.
• e) The Use of Roller Skates Unless allowed under a permit granted by the Municipality, no person upon roller skates, roller blades or similar footwear shall go upon a roadway except for the purpose of crossing the roadway and when so crossing such person shall have the rights and be subject to the obligations of a pedestrian.
• f) Obstructing a Sidewalk

No person shall obstruct or impede pedestrians on a sidewalk or multi-use trail unless otherwise permitted by the Municipality.

• g) E-Scooters 1)
• a) Subject to subsection
• b) of this section, a person is permitted to operate an e-scooter on the following portions of a highway: i. A Multi-use Trail; ii. A Bicycle Lane; iii. A Reserved Lane iv. The shoulder of a highway with a posted rate of speed of 50 kilometers per hour or less if the highway has no Bicycle Lane or Reserved Lane; and v. The roadway of a highway with a posted rate of speed of 50 kilometers per hours or less if the highway has no Bicycle Lane, Reserved Lane or shoulder
• b) Subsection
• a) of this section shall not apply if an authorized sign is posted on a Multi-use Trail, Bicycle Lane, Reserved Lane, shoulder or roadway that e-scooters are not permitted. 2) Where Bicycle Lanes and Reserved Lanes are not provided on a highway with a posted rate of speed of 50 kilometers per hours or less, the operator of an e-scooter shall:
• a) if there is a shoulder on the highway, stay on the shoulder as close to the right edge of the shoulder as possible; and
• b) if there is no shoulder on the highway, stay on the right side of the roadway as close to the edge of the roadway as possible. 3) No person shall:
• a) operate an e-scooter on a highway except in compliance with Part IV