Lamps, reflectors and brakes required on bicycles, electric bicycles and electric scooters.

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1. Every bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter when in use at night must be equipped with:

(a) A lamp on the front which emits a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front;

(b) A red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department which must be visible from 50 feet to 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle; and

(c) Reflective material of a sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides of the bicycle for 600 feet when directly in front of the lawful lower beams of the headlamps of a motor vehicle, or in lieu of such material, a lighted lamp visible from both sides from a distance of at least 500 feet.

2. Every bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter must be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.

(Added to NRS by 1957, 505; A 1961, 136; 1975, 30; 1985, 1464, 1952; 1991, 2229; 2009, 400; 2019, 1896) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 484.513)


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