484B.783 - Lamps, reflectors and brakes required on bicycles and electric bicycles. - Nevada Statutes

484B.783  Lamps, reflectors and brakes required on bicycles and electric bicycles.

      1.  Every bicycle or electric bicycle 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 or electric bicycle 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)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.513)