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2005 SESSION
059116320Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-1015 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-1015. Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds.
A. Every bicycle, electric personal
assistive mobility device, electric power-assisted bicycle, and moped when in
use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a white light headlight
on the front emitting a white light visible in clear weather from
a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and a red reflector visible from a
distance of at least 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful
lower beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. Such lights and reflector shall
be of types approved by the Superintendent.
In addition to the foregoing provisions of this section, a bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors. These lights may be steady burning or blinking.
B. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a taillight on the rear emitting a red light visible from a distance of at least 1,000 feet to the rear when operating on any highway with a speed limit of 35 mph or greater.