§ 82-68. Required equipment.

(a)

Brakes. No person shall operate a bicycle upon any street, sidewalk, alley, bicycle lane, route or way or on any parking lot open to the public at any time unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake which is in good working order, adequate to control the movement of and to stop the bicycle whenever necessary.

(b)

Lights. No person may operate a bicycle upon a highway, sidewalk, bicycle lane or bicycle way during hours of darkness unless the bicycle is equipped with or the operator is wearing a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front of such bicycle. Such bicycle shall also be equipped with a red reflector that has a diameter of at least two inches of surface area on the rear, so mounted and maintained as to be visible from all distances from 50 to 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red or flashing amber light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to, but not in lieu of, the red reflector.

(c)

Bell/horn. Every bicycle operated within the village shall be equipped with a horn or bell capable of giving an audible signal for a distance of at least 100 feet. However, no bicycle shall be equipped with, nor may any person riding upon a bicycle or motor bicycle use, any siren or compression whistle.

(Code 1991, § 7.11(3); Ord. No. 585, § 1(7.11), 10-14-1996)