Piedmont Municipal Code Art. III Mechanical Conditions and Equipment

Every person desiring a bicycle license must demonstrate to the chief of police that the bicycle for which the applicant desires to secure license plates or insignia meets the requirements as to safe mechanical conditions set out in this article. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake adequate to skid the front or rear tire of the bicycle Upon application of the brake. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

Every bicycle shall be equipped with a horn or bell in good working order, capable of emitting sound audible for a distance of not less than one hundred feet under normal conditions. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

It shall be unlawful to equip a bicycle with a siren or whistle. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

Every bicycle that is equipped with handlebar grips must have such grips securely glued or cemented to the handlebars. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

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Every bicycle equipped with a carrier must have such carrier securely attached to the bicycle, and the carrier must be of a type approved by the chief of police. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

Every bicycle purchased after the effective date of this chapter, if equipped with a stand, such stand must be of a type approved by the chief of police. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)

Every bicycle operated at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernable any person or vehicle on the streets or sidewalks, shall be equipped with a lamp affixed to the front of the bicycle, which lamp shall exhibit a white light visible for a distance of three hundred feet from the front of the bicycle, and the bicycle shall be equipped with a red lamp affixed to the rear fender, which lamp shall exhibit a red light visible for a distance of three hundred feet from the rear of the bicycle; provided, however, that a red reflector of a type approved by the chief of police may be used in lieu of the rear lamp. (Ord. No. 213 N.S., '13)