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(c) Every bicycle shall be equipped with an adequate brake when used on a street or highway. <br /> (d) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a <br /> minor misdemeanor. If,within one year of the offense,the offender previously has been convicted <br /> of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense,whoever violates this section <br /> is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender <br /> previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses,whoever <br /> violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. <br /> is hereby repealed and new Section 373.06 Lights and Reflector on Bicycle or Mobility Device; <br /> Brakes is hereby enacted to read as follows: <br /> 373.06 LIGHTS AND REFLECTOR ON BICYCLE OR MOBILITY DEVICE;BRAKES. <br /> (a) Every bicycle or mobility device when in use at the times specified in Section 337.02, shall <br /> be equipped with the following: <br /> (1) A lamp mounted on the front of either the bicycle,mobility device,or the operator that shall <br /> emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front;and three hundred <br /> feet to the sides. A generator-powered lamp that emits light only when the bicycle is moving may <br /> be used to meet this requirement. <br /> (2) A red reflector on the rear that shall be visible from all distances from one hundred feet to <br /> six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor <br /> vehicle. <br /> (3) A lamp emitting either flashing or steady red light visible from a distance of five hundred <br /> feet to the rear shall be used in addition to the red reflector; <br /> If the red lamp performs as a reflector in that it is visible as specified in subsection(a)(2)of <br /> this section,the red lamp may serve as the reflector and a separate reflector is not required. <br /> (b) Additional lamps and reflectors may be used in addition to those required under subsection <br /> (a) of this section, except that red lamps and red reflectors shall not be used on the front of the <br /> bicycle and white lamps and white reflectors shall not be used on the rear of the bicycle. The <br /> Director of Public Safety may in his or her discretion and in writing require additional lamps and <br /> reflectors to be affixed to any bicycle depending on such factors as its size in relation to other <br /> bicycles and vehicles. <br /> (c) Every bicycle or mobility device shall be equipped with an adequate brake when used on a <br /> street or highway. <br /> (d) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, whoever violates this section is guilty of a <br /> minor misdemeanor. If,within one year of the offense,the offender previously has been convicted <br /> of or pleaded guilty to one predicate motor vehicle or traffic offense,whoever violates this section <br /> is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree. If, within one year of the offense, the offender <br /> previously has been convicted of two or more predicate motor vehicle or traffic offenses,whoever <br /> violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree. <br /> Section 11. Section 373.07 Riding Bicycle on Right side of Roadway;Obedience to Traffic <br /> Rules; Passing, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: <br /> 373.07 RIDING BICYCLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROADWAY;OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC <br /> RULES;PASSING. <br /> (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the <br /> roadway as practicable obeying all traffic rules applicable to vehicles and exercising due care when <br /> passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. <br /> (b) This section does not require a person operating a bicycle to ride at the edge of the roadway <br /> when it is unreasonable or unsafe to do so. Conditions that may require riding away from the edge <br /> of the roadway include when necessary to avoid fixed or moving objects,parked or moving vehicles, <br /> surface hazards, or if it otherwise is unsafe or impracticable to do so, including if the lane is too <br /> narrow for the bicycle and an overtaking vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane. <br /> 8 <br />