Acts and Regulations

M-17 - Motor Vehicle Act

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Lamp, audible signal, brakes
181(1)No person shall operate a bicycle at night unless it is equipped with a lamp on the front that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least one hundred fifty metres to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of type approved by the Registrar which shall be visible from one hundred metres to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle, but a lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance on one hundred fifty metres to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
181(2)No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell or other device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least thirty metres except that a bicycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a bicycle any siren or whistle.
181(3)No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of the bicycle, and to stop and hold the bicycle.
1955, c.13, s.163; 1961-62, c.62, s.58, 59; 1973, c.59, s.1; 1977, c.M-11.1, s.17; 1993, c.5, s.7