§291C-147  Lamps and other equipment on
bicycles.  (a)  Any bicycle used from thirty minutes after sunset until
thirty minutes before sunrise shall be equipped with a lamp on the front
emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to
the front.



(b)  Every bicycle shall be equipped with a red
reflector at least four square inches in size which shall be visible for six
hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head
lamps on a motor vehicle.



(c)  Every bicycle when in use at the time
described in subsection (a) shall be equipped with reflective material at least
four square inches in size and of sufficient size and reflectivity to be
visible from both sides for six hundred feet when directly in front of lawful
lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle, or, in lieu of such reflective
material, with a lighted lamp visible from both sides from a distance of at
least five hundred feet.



(d)  A bicycle or its rider may be equipped
with lights or reflectors in addition to those required by the foregoing
subsections.



(e)  A lamp meeting the specification of
subsection (a) displayed on the left arm or left leg of the bicycle operator
shall be considered to meet the requirements of subsection (a).



(f)  A bicycle shall be equipped with a brake
or brakes which enable the bicycle's driver to stop the bicycle within
twenty-five feet from a speed of ten miles per hour on dry, level, clean
pavement. [L 1971, c 150, pt of §1; am L 1974, c 133, §6; am L 1976, c 148, §5;
am L 1978, c 175, §14; am L 1984, c 273, §14]