§291C-148  Driving upon sidewalk.  (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person shall drive any vehicle upon asidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or authorized temporarydriveway.

(b)  Unless otherwise prohibited, a bicycle maybe driven at a speed of ten miles per hour or less on a sidewalk or sidewalkarea; provided that the driver of the bicycle shall yield the right-of-way toany pedestrian and that bicycle riding shall be prohibited on sidewalks inbusiness districts.

(c)  This section shall not be construed aspreempting the director of transportation's or counties' authority to controlparking on sidewalks under section 291C-114.  Nor shall this section beconstrued as prohibiting the director or a county from authorizing parking onsidewalks when the authorization is promulgated in accordance with section291C-114. [L 1984, c 273, §15; am L 1988, c 191, §2]