Senate Bill sb0188
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 188
By Senator King
8-311-06 See HB 23
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to bicycle safety; amending s.
3 316.2065, F.S.; revising safety standard
4 requirements for bicycle helmets that must be
5 worn by certain riders and passengers;
6 providing for enforcement of certain bicycle
7 equipment requirements; providing penalties for
8 violations; providing for dismissal of a first
9 offense; providing an effective date.
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) and
14 subsection (8) of section 316.2065, Florida Statutes, are
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16 316.2065 Bicycle regulations.--
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18 (d) A bicycle rider or passenger who is under 16 years
19 of age must wear a bicycle helmet that is properly fitted and
20 is fastened securely upon the passenger's head by a strap, and
21 that meets the federal safety standard for bicycle helmets,
22 final rule, 16 C.F.R. part 1203. Helmets purchased prior to
23 October 1, 2005, and meeting standards of the American
24 National Standards Institute (ANSI Z 90.4 Bicycle Helmet
25 Standards), the standards of the Snell Memorial Foundation
26 (1984 Standard for Protective Headgear for Use in Bicycling),
27 or any other nationally recognized standards for bicycle
28 helmets adopted by the department may continue to be worn by
29 riders or passengers until January 1, 2010. As used in this
30 subsection, the term "passenger" includes a child who is
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 188
8-311-06 See HB 23
1 (8) Every bicycle in use between sunset and sunrise
2 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front exhibiting a white
3 light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the
4 front and a lamp and reflector on the rear each exhibiting a
5 red light visible from a distance of 600 feet to the rear. A
6 bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors
7 in addition to those required by this section. Law enforcement
8 officers and traffic infraction enforcement officers may issue
9 a bicycle safety brochure and a verbal warning to a bicycle
10 rider who violates this subsection. A bicycle rider who
11 violates this subsection may be issued a citation by a law
12 enforcement officer or a traffic infraction enforcement
13 officer and assessed a fine for a pedestrian violation, as
14 provided in s. 318.18. The court shall dismiss the charge
15 against a bicycle rider for a first violation of this
16 subsection upon proof of purchase and installation of the
17 proper lighting equipment.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2006.
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