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e e Transportation Code ~551.203 (1) the person is passing another vehicle (c) The local law enforcement agencies and moving in the same direction; the sponsoring organization may agree on (2) the person is preparing to turn left at an safety regulations governing the movement of intersection or onto a private road or driveway; bicycles during a competitive race or during (3) a condition on or of the roadway, includ- training for a competitive race, including the ing a fixed or moving object, parked or moving permission for bicycle operators to ride abreast. vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or surface hazard (Added by L.199S, chap. 16S(1), eft. 9/1/ 9S.) prevents the person from safely riding next to " . the right curb or edge of the roadway; or t551.106. RegulatIon of electriC blcy~les. (4) the person is operating a bicycle in an (a) T~~ department or a local !,-ut~Orlty may outside lane that is: " n~t prohibit ~e use of ~n el~ctrlc bicycle on .a (A) less than 14 feet in width and does not highway th/;/t IS used pnmarily by mot~r vehl- have a designated bicycle lane adjacent to that c1es. .T~e department or a l.oca~ authority z:nay . lane; or prohibit the .use ~f an electriC ~Icycle on a Jllgh. (B) tOo narrow for a bicycle and a inotor ve. way use~ ~nmarily by pedestrians.. hicle to safely travel side by side. th (b) ~~ dep~ent ~hall e~tablish rules for (b) A person operating a bicycle on a one. e admmlstration of thiS sectlon. s way roadway with two or more marked traffic (AddedbyL.2001, chap.108S(12), eft. 9!1/2001.) ~ lanes may ride as near as practicable to the left SUBCHAPTER C. ELECTRIC ~ curb or edge of the roadway.' PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY ! (c) Persons operating bicycl~s on a roadway DEVICES ~ may ride two abreast. PersoI?-S ri.ding ~o abreast (Added by L.2003, chap. 1318(S), eft. ~ on a lane~ ~oadway shall ride m a ~mgle lane. 9/1/2003.)' . Persons riding two abreast may not Impede the . .c; normal and reasonable flow of traffic on the f551.201 Definition. ~ roadway. Persons may not ride more than two In this subchapter, "electric personal ass is. ./ :S abreast unless they are riding on a part of a tive mobility device" means a two non.tandem .5 roadway set aside for the exclusive operation of wheeled device designed for transporting one i bicycles. . person that is: ;t; (d) (Repealed by L.2001, chap. 108S(13), eft. (1) self.balancing; and . 9/1/2001.) (2) propelled by an electric propulsion sys- oJ (Added by L.1995, chap. 16S(1); chgd. by L.2001, tem with an average power of 750 watts or One ~ chap. 108S(1Q), (13), eft. 9/1/2001.) horsepower. J 1551.104. Safety equipment. (AddedbyL.2003, chap. 1318(S); eft. 9/1/2003.) ~ (a) A person may not operate a bicycle 1551.202. Operation on roadway. ci unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake ca. (a) A person may operate' an electric per. ]l pable of making a braked wheel skid on dry, sonal assistive mobility device on a residential 8 le'1'el, clean pavement. street, roadway, or public highway with a speed :; (b) A person may not operate a bicycle at limit of 30 miles-per hour or less only: ~ nighttime unless the bicycle is equipped with: (1) while making a direct crossing of a high- t (1) a lamp on the front of the bicycle that way in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.; 8' emits a white light visible from a distance of at (2) where no sidewalk is available; or least 500 feet in front of the bicycle; and (3) when so directed by a traffic control N (2) on the rear of the bicycle: device or by a law enforcement officer. . (A) a red reflector that is: (b) A person may operate an electric per- (i) ofa type approved by the department; and sonal assistive mobility device on a path set (ii) visible when directly in front of lawful aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles. upper beams of motor vehicle headlamps .from (c) A;ny peJ;'son operating an electric per. all distances from 50 to 300 feet to the rear of sonal assistive mobility device on a residential the bicycle; or street, roadway, or public highway shall ride as (B) a lamp that emits a red light visible from close as practicable to the right.ha,nd e~ge. . a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the bicycle. (d) Except as otherwise provided by this (Added by L.1995, chap. 165(1); chgd. by L,2001, section, provisions of this title applicable to the chap. 108S(11), eft. 9/1/2001.) operation of bicycles apply to the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices. f551.105. Competitive racing. (Added by ~.2009, chap. 1318(S), eft. 9/1/2003.) (a) In this section, "bicycle" means a non. motorized vehicle propelled by human power. 1551.203. Sidewalks. (b) A sponsoring organization may hold a A person may operate an electric personal competitive bicycle race on a public road only assistive mobility device on a sidewalk. (Added with the approval of the appropriate local law by L.2003, chap. 1318(S), eft. 9/1/2003.) enforcement agencies. 741