Bicycles driven 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise must be equipped with a white light lamp visible from a distance of at least 500'. Bicycles operated 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise must also have either rear facing red lamps or reflectors that are visible from 600' to oncoming headlights of a motor vehicle. Now the good weather is here and it is warm enough to ride in the back of a pick-up truck. We must all remember some basic safety concerns that involve pick-up trucks. Some departments have allowed employees to ride in the back of pick-up trucks.
State law requires that all passengers use seat belts.
Needless to say, pick up trucks do not have seat belts in the back. In order to protect the safety of all passengers, no one should be riding in the back of a truck. Last year several tragedies in the mid-west occurred because of accidents involving pick up trucks filled with more than 12 passengers each. In both instances each crash resulted in multiple deaths of the unprotected passengers. We do not want to have a similar occurrence on this campus.