Regulación sobre luces en bicicletas y vehículos similares

Explicación Simple

Si usas una bicicleta o un scooter de noche, debes tener luces que te hagan visible. Esto es para que los autos te vean y estés seguro mientras circulas.

Es como cuando enciendes las luces de tu casa al anochecer; así evitas tropezar y que otros no se topen contigo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan sale a dar un paseo en su bicicleta al atardecer. Para hacerlo seguro, se asegura de tener una luz blanca en la parte delantera y un reflector rojo detrás. Gracias a esto, los autos pueden verlo desde lejos y evitar accidentes.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1015 - Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters. A. Every bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device, personal delivery device, electric power-assisted bicycle, moped, and motorized skateboard or scooter with handlebars when in use between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped with a headlight on the front emitting a white light visible in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and a red reflector visible from a distance of at least 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. Such lights and reflector shall be of types approved by the Superintendent. Such headlights shall not have any aftermarket modifications that cause the headlights to appear as a blue light; however, such prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the installation and use of headlights of types approved by the Superintendent. In addition to the foregoing provisions of this section, a bicycle or its rider may be equipped with lights or reflectors. These lights may be steady burning or blinking. B. Every bicycle, or its rider, shall be equipped with a taillight on the rear emitting a red light plainly visible in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the rear when in use between sunset and sunrise and operating on any highway with a speed limit of 35 mph or greater. Any such taillight shall be of a type approved by the Superintendent. Code 1950, §§ 46-268, 46-270; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-263; 1981, c. 585; 1989, c. 727; 2001, c. 834 ; 2002, c. 254 ; 2004, cc. 947 , 973 ; 2005, c. 381 ; 2017, cc. 251 , 788 ; 2019, c. 780 ; 2020, c. 1269 ; 2023, c. 689