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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to safety equipment requirements for certain cyclists; |
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changing the elements of an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.104(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person may not operate a bicycle at nighttime unless |
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the person or bicycle is equipped with: |
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(1) a lamp [on the front of the bicycle] that emits a |
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flashing or steady white light visible from a distance of at least |
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500 feet in front of the bicycle; and |
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(2) [on the rear of the bicycle:
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[(A) a red reflector that is:
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[(i)
of a type approved by the department;
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and
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[(ii)
visible when directly in front of
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lawful upper beams of motor vehicle headlamps from all distances
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from 50 to 300 feet to the rear of the bicycle; or
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[(B)] a lamp that emits a flashing or steady red |
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light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the rear of the |
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bicycle. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |