(A) No person shall operate or move a bicycle upon a roadway or sidewalk under the conditions specified in § 74.03, unless it is equipped with the following:
(1) A lamp mounted on the front of either the bicycle or the operator that shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and 300 feet to the sides. A generator-powered lamp that emits light only when the bicycle is moving may be used to meet this requirement.
(2) A red reflector on the rear that shall be visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
(B) Bicycles shall be equipped with brakes which stop a bike moving at 10 miles per hour within 15 feet on level, clean, dry pavement.
(Ord. 3902, passed 9-10-1979; Am. Ord. 7881, passed 5-4-2009; Am. Ord. 8283, passed 11-4-2013) Penalty, see § 75.99(A)
Statutory reference:
Equipment of bicycles, see R.C. § 4511.56