Regulaciones sobre bicicletas en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Si usas una bicicleta de noche, debes tener luces que te hagan visible y frenos que funcionen bien. También, si vas por la acera, siempre debes dejar pasar a los peatones.

Es como cuando conduces un coche: necesitas luces para ver y ser visto, y debes ceder el paso a otros vehículos más pequeños como los peatones.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan sale a pasear en su bicicleta por el parque al anochecer. Antes de salir, se asegura de llevar una luz delantera blanca y un reflector rojo atrás. Al llegar a una acera donde hay gente caminando, él toca un timbre para avisar que viene y se detiene para dejar pasar a una madre con su bebé.

Penalidades

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Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

75 Pa.C.S. 1998 - Amendment § 3507. Lamps and other equipment on pedalcycles. (a) Lamps and reflectors.-- Every pedalcycle when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped on the front with a lamp which emits a beam of white light intended to illuminate the pedalcycle operator's path and visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front, a red reflector facing to the rear which shall be visible at least 500 feet to the rear and an amber reflector on each side. Operators of pedalcycles may supplement the required front lamp with a white flashing lamp, light-emitting diode or similar device to enhance their visibility to other traffic and with a lamp emitting a red flashing lamp, light-emitting diode or similar device visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. A lamp or lamps worn by the operator of a pedalcycle shall comply with the requirements of this subsection if the lamp or lamps can be seen at the distances specified. (b) Audible signal devices.-- A pedalcycle may be equipped with a device capable of giving a signal audible for a distance of at least 100 feet except that a pedalcycle shall not be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a pedalcycle any siren. (c) Brakes.-- Every pedalcycle shall be equipped with a braking system which will stop the pedalcycle in 15 feet from an initial speed of 15 miles per hour on a dry, level and clean pavement. (Dec. 15, 1995, P.L.655, No.72, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days) 1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (a). 75 Pa.C.S. 3508 - Pedalcycles On Sidewalks And Pedalcycle Paths (a) Right-of-way to pedestrians.--A person riding a pedalcycle upon a sidewalk or pedalcycle path used by pedestrians shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible sig