The Transportation Cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to set forth standards for bicycle equipment and the safe operation of a bicycle. The regulations shall include requirements for lights, reflectors, and audible warning devices. Bicycles and riders which comply with the regulations promulgated under this section are exempt from municipal and other local government regulations concerning safety equipment but not method of operation. In promulgating the administrative regulations, the Transportation Cabinet shall permit use of lightweight modern technological substitutes for lights, reflectors, and bells. The purpose of this section is to encourage bicycling and bicycle touring in this state by enabling bicycle riders to make use of modern technology to make their presence known to other users of the road. The Transportation Cabinet may consult with organizations of bicycle riders to aid it in the search for bicycle safety equipment and rules convenient for long distance bicycle riders.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 105, sec. 2, effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 173, sec. 11, effective July 12, 2006. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 1.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). This section was amended by
2006 Ky. Acts chs. 105 and 173, which are in conflict. Under KRS § 446.250, Acts ch.
173, which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails.