16102256D
SENATE BILL NO. 195
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled January 4, 2016
A BILL to amend and reenact §46.2-1015 of the Code of
Virginia, relating to rear lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive
mobility devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, and mopeds.
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Patron-- Alexander
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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 on a
highway shall be equipped with a 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 light visible in clear weather from a
distance of at least 600 500 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 A bicycle
or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors. These
lights may be that are
steady burning or blinking.
B. Every bicycle, or its
rider, shall be equipped with a taillight on the rear emitting a red light
plainly visible in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the
rear when in use between sunset and sunrise and operating on any highway with a
speed limit of 35 mph or greater. Any such taillight shall be of a type
approved by the Superintendent.
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