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Relating to lamps and clothing required for the operation of bicycles, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Transportation
Same legislation: HF 2037
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2020
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law requires a bicycle to have a front lighted lamp and either a rear lighted lamp or a rear reflector at any time from sunset to sunrise, and at such other times when conditions such as fog, snow, sleet, or rain provide insufficient lighting to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead. This bill instead requires that, from sunset to sunrise, a bicycle must be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a steady or flashing white light visible from a distance of at least 300 feet to the front, and every bicycle or bicycle rider must be equipped with a lamp exhibiting a steady or flashing red light visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear.
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The scheduled fine for a violation of this provision is $25. However, the bill provides that a citation issued for failure to have a front or rear lamp on a bicycle or on a bicycle rider must first provide for a 72-hour period within which the person charged with the violation can replace or repair the lamp. If the person complies with the directive to replace or repair the bicycle lamp, the citation must be expunged. The bill requires a person riding a bicycle on a highway with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or more, other than for the purpose of crossing the highway at a crosswalk, to wear clothing and equipment which together contain at least 144 square inches of high-visibility or reflective material visible to the rear of the bicycle. The scheduled fine for a violation of this provision is $25. The bill provides that the provision does not apply to a person riding a bicycle as part of an organized bicycle riding event involving 500 or more bicycle riders at which one or more certified peace officers are providing traffic control and direction.
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§321.434A
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