§ 19-295. Requirement for use of front and rear lights when operating a bicycle at nighttime.

While operating a bicycle on a public street a person may not operate a bicycle at nighttime, the period beginning one-half hour after sunset and ending one-half hour before sunrise, unless the bicycle is equipped with:

(1)

A lamp on the front of the bicycle that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred (500) feet in front of the bicycle; and

(2)

On the rear of the bicycle:

a.

A red reflector that is:

1.

Of a type approved by the department of public safety; and

2.

Visible when directly in front of lawful upper beams of motor vehicle headlamps from all distances from fifty (50) to three hundred (300) feet to the rear of the bicycle; or

b.

A lamp that emits a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear of the bicycle.

Any person who engages in any activity specified in this section may be subject to prosecution for a class C misdemeanor and a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(Ord. No. 2010-04-08-0302, §§ 1, 2, 4-8-10)