Bicycle Lights
Question Was the Florida Bicycle Association successful in facilitating a change in the bicycle lighting requirements in 2012 legislation?
Category: Bicycle Equipment
A bicycle must be equipped with certain lights at night and in inclement weather. Lights on bicycles may flash. Lights in addition to those required may be used. Blue lights and red lights visible forward may not be used. Cyclists under 16 years of age must wear helmets.
Advertising on Bikes
Question Martin asked: Is it illegal to attach a small (3’W x 6’H) mobile billboard to a bicycle to provide mobile advertising services to local businesses?
Bicycle Equipment for Children
Question Fran asked: What are the laws for child carriers that are on or being towed by bicycles?
Riding at Night
Question Harley asked: Can I ride my bike on the street legally if it is dark out?
Bicycle Equipment
Question How many bicycle citations can officer can handout at the same time? Four tickets were given to me: bike/brake/non/improper & bike/fail to ride right hand curb & front and rear light I read that a person on bicycle can’t …
Lights During Rain
Question Scott asked: Are lights required (for a bicycle) during daylight when it is raining?
Bicycle Trailer Lighting
Question Chas asked: Under Florida law, a bicycle is considered a vehicle and as such, must obey all traffic laws that apply to vehicles. Vehicles towing a trailer must have the trailer equipped with lights and illuminated license plate. Since …
Cell Phones While Biking
Question Pamela asked: While riding the Pinellas Trail yesterday, a fellow biker told me that a new law had been passed at midnight that prohibited use of a cell phone while biking. I’m all for it, but my riding partner, …
Headsets
Question David asked: If a deaf person is allowed to ride a bike, why can’t headphones be worn while riding a bike?
Bicycle Towing
Question Franks asked: I was riding my bicycle and had my son attached to my bike via a small rope to the rear frame while he was on his skateboard holding on. An officer stopped us and told me that …