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(1) “Central business district” includes: both sides of Grand Avenue from McKenzie Street to Whitman Street; East Main Street from Grand Avenue to Spring Street; Olsen Street from Grand Avenue to Kamiaken Street; Kamiaken Street from Palouse Street to McKenzie Street; Pine Street from Olsen Street to McKenzie Street; High Street from Main Street to Paradise Street, in Pullman.

(2) No person shall ride a bicycle, skateboard, motorized foot scooter, roller skates, coaster, toy vehicle, sled, or similar device upon a sidewalk within the central business district, as the term is defined and described in subsection (1) of this section. Provided, however, that the prohibition against the riding of bicycles contained in this subsection (2) shall not apply to on-duty law enforcement personnel while engaged in activities within the course of employment.

(3) The Director of Public Works is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway prohibiting the riding of bicycles, skateboards, motorized foot scooters, roller skates, coasters, toy vehicles, sleds or similar devices, or all of them, thereon by any person when the Director deems the quantity of traffic on or use of such sidewalk or roadway is such that riding all or any of the aforementioned devices thereon creates a special hazard to anyone using such sidewalk or roadway.

(4) Whenever any person is riding a bicycle, skateboard, motorized foot scooter, roller skates, coaster, toy vehicle, sled or similar device upon a sidewalk, such person shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian; provided nothing in this section shall permit the riding of any of the aforementioned devices upon any sidewalk within the central business district. (Ord. 04-34 §1, 2004; Ord. 92-21 §1, 1992; Ord. 80-64 §1, 1980).