Bicycle Lighting Equipment Cvc
Or b a lamp that emits a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the bicycle.
Bicycle lighting equipment cvc. Rules of the road 21000 23336. Ii visible when directly in front of lawful upper beams of motor vehicle headlamps from all distances from 50 to 300 feet to the rear of the bicycle. Every bicycle operated upon any highway during darkness shall be equipped 1 with a lamp emitting a white light which while the bicycle is in motion illuminates the highway in front of the bicyclist and is visible. The california vehicle code.
Bicycles must be small enough for the rider to stop support it with one foot on the ground and start safely. California vehicle code vc 21201 equipment requirements. A lamp emitting a white light that while the bicycle is in motion illuminates the highway sidewalk or bikeway in front of the bicyclist and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front and from the sides of the bicycle. Cvc 21201 d and cvc 21201 e.
California vehicle code 21200 a states as follows. California vehicle code vc 21201 equipment requirements. Cvc 21201 b bicycle size. B the lighting equipment must show a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front of the bicycle.
Lighting equipment 24250 26106 chapter 2 enacted by stats. Equipment of vehicles 24000 28160 division 12 enacted by stats. E a lamp or lamp combination emitting a white light attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 300 feet in front and from the sides of the bicycle may be used in lieu of the lamp required by paragraph 1 of subdivision d. Like motorists an operator of a bicycle owes a certain duty of care to others on the road.
A person riding a bicycle or operating a pedicab upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all of the provisions applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle by this division including but not limited to provisions concerning driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs. Vehicle code veh. A rider may attach a white light illuminating lamp to himself or herself in lieu of the first requirement. Requirements for bicycle equipment.
Vc 21201 a bicyclist s duty of care on roadways. At night a white headlight visible from the front must be attached to the bicycle or the bicyclist.