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House Study Bill 174

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 321.234, Code 1997, is amended by
  1  2 adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  When operated on a street or highway
  1  4 having a speed limit of twenty-five miles per hour or greater,
  1  5 a bicycle shall be equipped with a bicycle safety flag which
  1  6 extends not less than five feet above the ground and is
  1  7 attached to the bicycle behind the rider.  The flag shall be
  1  8 triangular in shape with an area of not less than thirty
  1  9 square inches and be blaze orange in color.  
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill requires bicycles operated on streets or highways
  1 12 having speed limits of 25 miles per hour or greater to be
  1 13 equipped with a blaze orange, triangular flag of at least 30
  1 14 square inches in area.  The bill requires the flag to extend
  1 15 at least five feet above the ground and be mounted on the
  1 16 bicycle to the rear of the rider.  A violation of this
  1 17 provision is a simple misdemeanor.  
  1 18 LSB 1805HC 77
  1 19 mk/jj/8
     

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