HB 1398 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 1398
AN ACT relative to lighting on bicycles at night.
SPONSORS: Rep. Swinford, Belk 5
This bill modifies the requirements for lighting on bicycles at night.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2599
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to lighting on bicycles at night.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Bicycle Lighting. Amend RSA 266:86 to read as follows:
266:86 Headlamp Required at Night. Every bicycle operated upon any way during darkness shall be equipped with a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the bicycle and with a red [reflector on the rear of a type approved by the director, which shall be visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of the lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red] light visible from 300 feet to the rear [may be used in addition to the red reflector]. Every moped driven upon any way during darkness shall be equipped with one headlamp which meets the specifications for headlamps established in RSA 266:31. Tail lamps and stop lamps are required on mopeds.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.