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2005 SESSION

059116320
HOUSE BILL NO. 1883
Offered January 12, 2005
Prefiled January 7, 2005
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1015 of the Code of Virginia, relating to bicycle lights.
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Patron-- Hargrove
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Be 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.