GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
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SENATE BILL 955
Judiciary I Committee
Substitute Adopted 5/11/09
Third Edition Engrossed 5/12/09
Short Title: Bicycle Lights at Night. |
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March 26, 2009
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require that bicycles have visible lights on the front and rear of the bicycle when operated DURING THE PERIOD FROM SUNSET TO SUNRISE on a street, highway, or public vehicular area.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-129(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e) Lamps on
Bicycles. - Every bicycle shall be equipped with a lighted lamp on the front
thereof, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at
least 300 feet in front of such bicycle, and shall also be equipped with a reflex
mirror or lamp on the rear, exhibiting a red light visible under like
conditions from a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such bicycle,
when used at night.in operation during the period from sunset to
sunrise on a street, highway, or public vehicular area."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.