Enforcement of Bicycle Regulations, Parental Responsibility.

(1) 

Legislative Intent. Whereas, it is necessary for public safety, and especially the safety of juveniles, that provisions of the Wisconsin traffic safety statutes regarding bicycles, as adopted by this Code, must be enforced; and,

Whereas, an understanding of traffic safety regulations, as a bicyclist, engenders in children a knowledge of and respect for traffic safety rules as a licensed driver and responsible adult, the following legislation is hereby enacted:

(2) 

Any juvenile under the age of sixteen (16) years, who violates a traffic safety "rule of the road," as set forth in Section 346 of the Wisconsin Statutes, as adopted by this Code, other traffic safety ordinances of this Code, or Sec. 10.15 of this Code, "Bicycle Registration," shall be issued a "bicycle citation," in a form to be adopted by the West Allis Police Department, directing said juvenile to appear and attend a "bicycle safety school." Such bicycle safety school shall be organized and conducted under the auspices of the West Allis Police Department, at such times and places as the Police Department shall, from time to time, determine. If said juvenile shall appear and attend said bicycle safety school, no further penalty shall be imposed.

(3) 

Parental Responsibility. Any parent, guardian or legal custodian who has been notified that a juvenile is required to attend bicycle safety school under this section, and who then fails to produce or cause such juvenile to appear at the required traffic safety school, shall forfeit an amount not less than five dollars ($5.) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.) and, upon default of payment of such forfeiture, shall be imprisoned in the Milwaukee County House of Correction for not more than five (5) days. No penalty shall be imposed under this section, unless it shall first be proven to the court that:

(a) 

The juvenile in question did violate a traffic safety regulation which being the operator of a bicycle; and,

(b) 

That the parent, guardian or custodian, being notified of the bicycle safety school, did fail to produce the juvenile for such school.

(4) 

Form of Summons. The form of summons to court for a parent accused of failing to produce a juvenile for bicycle safety school shall be by means of a standard municipal nontraffic citation.