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• keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars. (f) No person riding upon any bicycle shall attach the same or himself to anyother vehicle on the roadway. (g) No person riding a bicycle on a street, highway or other public vehicular area shall permit any person to ride on the handlebars. (h) No person shall ride a bicycle on any sidewalk or other area designated exclusively for pedestrian traffic including without limitation, the pedestrian mall area between 1st Street and 6th Street, N. E. §16-63.6. Required Bicycle Equipment. (a) Every bicycle when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved for use on the highways of this State by the Superintendent of State Police, which shall be visible in clear weather from all distances from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear, when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible in clear weather from a distance of 500 to the rear may be used in lieu of or in • addition to the red reflector. (b) Every bicycle when operated upon a street or highway shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement. §16-63.8. Accident Reports. It shall be the responsibility of the rider to report any bicycle accident involving bodily injury or damage of $50.00 or more to the chief of police within 48 hours of such accident. The chief of police shall keep complete and retrievable records of all such accidents involv- ing bicycle. Such records shall include the location and nature of the accident. §16-63.9. Penalties for Violations. Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00. In lieu of or in addition to such fine the court may require that any bicycle operated by the owner or other person lawfully in control thereof, in violation of the provisions of this article, be removed from the streets of the city, and that the person • operating the same in violation of this article shall not be permitted to operate such bicycle on the streets of this city for a period not exceeding thirty days, in the discretion of the trial judge.