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~ ~ 12-131 MARTINSVILLE CODE Sec. 12-131. Stopping on thoroughfares or streets outside residential areas prohib- ited; exceptions. (a) No vendor of ice cream or related products shail stop his vehicle for the purpose of selling products on any street which is a thoroughfare or on any street other than in the residential areas of the city, except that, by permission of the director of parks and recreation, such vendor may vend his products in a public park. (b) For the purpose of this section, the foilowing are thoroughfares: Market, Church and Liberty Streets and Commonwealth and Memorial Boulevards. (Ord. of 6-1O-S0) Sec. 12-132. Stopping near intersection. No vehicle shail be stopped for the purpose of selling or vending ice cream or related products within one hundred (100) feet of any intersection. (Ord. of 6-10-S0) Sec. 12-133. Use of noise-making devices by operator. No person operating a vehicle for the purpose of selling or dispensing ice cream or related products shail use any noise-making device, except a beil, for the purpose of attracting customers. The use of such beil shail be in such manner as to not become objectionable to the citizenry. The use of such beil is prohibited when the vehicle is stopped. (Ord. of 6-10-S0) Cross reference-General anti-noise provisions, ~ 13-11. ;~ Secs. 12-134-12-139. Reserved. ARTICLE VI. BICYCLES AND MOPEDS" Sec. 12-140. Definitiou, age of operation. The term "bicycle" as used in this chapter, shail be deemed to mean any device propeiled solely by human power, having pedals, two (2) or more wheels, and a seat height of more than twenty-five (25) inches from the ground when adjusted to its maximum height (a recumbent device shail be deemed a bicycle regardless of a seat height). For purposes of the city code, a bicycle shall be a vehicle when operated on a highway, street or ailey. For purposes of this chapter, the term I1bicyclel1 shall also include mopeds as defined in Section 46.2-100, of the Code of Virginia, and all sections in this chapter shall apply to both bicycles and mopeds unless otherwise specificaily stated. Mopeds are defined as a conveyance that is either (a) a bicycle-like device with pedals and a helper motor (gas or electric powered), "Cross reference-Similar material, ~~ 12-29 and 12-77. ~, Supp. No. 56 742