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Title 15 : Motor Vehicles, Traffic and Parking
Chapter 13 : Bicycles

15-1310 : Lamps and other equipment on bicycle.

  1. Each bicycle when in use at night shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear, of a type which shall be visible from all distances from fifty (50) feet to three hundred (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 from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
  2. No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving audible sound for a signal a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet, except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with or shall any person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle.
  3. Each bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement. (1973 Code, § 11-192)