§ 11-3.5. Lights.


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  • Every bicycle operated during any time from dusk until dawn, or at any other time when there is insufficient light to distinguish a person or vehicle on the streets or sidewalks, shall be equipped with a white light which shall be visible for a distance of at least three hundred (300') feet to the front of the bicycle. This bicycle shall also be equipped with a red reflector which shall be visible for a distance of at least three hundred (300') feet to the rear of the bicycle when directly in front of the lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A red light visible for three hundred (300') feet to the rear of the bicycle may be used in addition to the red reflector. Arm or leg lights may be worn in lieu of other lights if such lights are of a type approved by the Chief of Police.

(Ord. No. 535 N.S. § 7-325; Ord. No. 1665 N.S.)