(A) Lights, reflectors. Bicycles, while being operated during the period from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise, shall display a white light on the front thereof, which shall be securely fastened to the bicycle, and plainly discernible from a distance of 500 feet ahead, as well as a red light or reflector on the rear thereof, which shall be plainly visible at night or, in the case of a reflector, visible in the lawful lights of motor vehicles for a distance of 500 feet to the rear.
(B) Warning devices.
(1) Required equipment. No person shall ride a bicycle, unless it is equipped with a suitable bell or other warning device audible for a distance of 100 feet or more.
(2) Prohibited equipment. No person riding a bicycle shall have a whistle or siren as a warning device.
(C) Brakes. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(Ord. 306, passed 4-8-81) Penalty, see § 73.99
Statutory reference:
Lamps and brakes, see IC 9-22-11-9 and 9-21-11-10
Audible signal, see IC 9-21-11-8