Amend SB 248 on third reading by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering
subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION __. Section 551.104, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 551.104. SAFETY EQUIPMENT. (a) A person may not
operate a bicycle unless the bicycle is equipped with a brake
capable of making a braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
(b) A person may not operate a bicycle at nighttime unless
the bicycle is equipped with:
(1) a lamp on the front of the bicycle that emits a
white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet in front of
the bicycle; and
(2) [on the rear of the bicycle:
(A) a red reflector that is:
(i) of a type approved by the department;
and
(ii) visible when directly in front of
lawful upper beams of motor vehicle headlamps from all distances
from 50 to 300 feet to the rear of the bicycle; or
(B)] a lamp on the rear of the bicycle that emits
a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear of the
bicycle.