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RI Gen L § 31-19-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-10 - Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.

§ 31-19-10. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.(a) Front lamp. Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet (500′) to the front.(b) Rear reflector. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a red reflector of a type approved by the division of motor vehicles which shall be visible for six hundred feet (600′) to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet (500′) to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.(c) Pedal reflectors. No person shall sell a new bicycle or a pedal for use on a bicycle that is not equipped with a reflector of a type approved by the department, on each pedal of the bicycle which is visible from the front and rear of the bicycle during darkness from a distance of two hundred feet (200′) nor shall any person operate a bicycle without reflective pedals.(d) Sirens or whistles. A bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use a bicycle equipped with, a siren or whistle.(e) Brakes. No person shall sell a bicycle, new or used, that is not equipped, and every bicycle, excluding bicycles that are especially designed and made for off-road use, shall be equipped with a brake or brakes which will enable the operator to stop the bicycle within twenty-five feet (25′) at a speed of ten (10) mph on dry, level, clean pavement.(f) Side reflectors. Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a minimum of twenty (20) square inches on each side of the bicycle of white reflective material on the wheels or tires to indicate as nearly as possible the continuous circular shape and size of the wheels or tires of each bicycle. All reflective materials used in compliance with this statute shall be visible during the hours of darkness from five hundred feet (500′) when viewed under lawful low beam headlamps under normal atmospheric conditions on a straight, level, unlighted roadway, and shall meet the requirements as prescribed by the division of motor vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2; P.L. 1984, ch. 423, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-19-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-11 - Bicycles and motorized wheelchairs on sidewalks and crosswalks.

§ 31-19-11. Bicycles and motorized wheelchairs on sidewalks and crosswalks.A person may ride any vehicle operated by human power or may operate a motorized wheelchair or an electric personal assistive mobility device ("EPAMD") as defined in § 31-1-3 upon and along a sidewalk, a bicycle lane, a bicycle route or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, unless prohibited by official traffic-control devices (signs).History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2; P.L. 1985, ch. 116, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 56, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 136, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 397, § 3; P.L. 2005, ch. 64, § 5; P.L. 2005, ch. 67, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-19-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-12 - Bicycles on sidewalks and crosswalks - Rights and duties.

§ 31-19-12. Bicycles on sidewalks and crosswalks — Rights and duties.A person propelling a vehicle by human power or operating an electric personal assistive mobility device ("EPAMD") upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances; provided, however, that a person riding an electric personal assistive mobility device ("EPAMD") on a sidewalk or a bicycle path or trail shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians or give an audible signal before overtaking any passing pedestrian. Pedestrians using an EPAMD shall exercise a high degree of care when passing a pedestrian using a wheelchair, walker or other mobility aid and only pass when the width of the sidewalk exceeds five (5) feet. For purposes of this section electric personal assistive mobility devices ("EPAMD") and electric motorized bicycles shall be prohibited from sidewalks and crosswalks in the town of New Shoreham.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 56, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 136, § 3; P.L. 2002, ch. 397, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-19-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-13 - Bicycle parking.

§ 31-19-13. Bicycle parking.(a) A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic control device (sign).(b) A bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not unduly impede pedestrian or other traffic.(c) A bicycle may be parked in the roadway at any angle to the curb or edge of the roadway at any location where parking is allowed.(d) A bicycle may be parked on the roadway abreast of another bicycle or bicycles near the side of the roadway at any location where parking is allowed.(e) In all other respects, bicycles parked anywhere on a highway shall conform with the provisions of chapter 21 of this title regulating the parking of vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-14 - Turn and stop signals.

§ 31-19-14. Turn and stop signals.(a) Except as provided in this section, a person riding a bicycle shall comply with § 31-16-5.(b) A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet (100′) traveled by the bicycle before turning, and shall be given while the bicycle is stopped waiting to turn. A signal by hand and arm need not be given continuously if the hand is needed in control or operation of the bicycle.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-15 - Left turns.

§ 31-19-15. Left turns.(a) A person riding a bicycle intending to turn left shall, unless he or she complies with the provisions of § 31-16-2, approach the turn in a position as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway. The turn shall be made at a position as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway along which the bicyclist intends to proceed after turning.(b) If the turn is made at a location where traffic movement is controlled by a police officer or by a traffic-control signal, the bicyclist may not proceed after crossing the intersecting roadway until a signal to proceed is given to traffic moving in the appropriate direction on the roadway along which the bicyclist intends to proceed. At all other locations, after turning and before crossing the roadway he or she is leaving, the bicyclist must yield the right-of-way to all traffic approaching on that roadway.(c) The state highway commission and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may cause official traffic-control devices to be placed and require and direct that a specific course be traveled by turning bicycles, and when the devices are so placed, no person shall turn a bicycle other than as directed and required by the devices.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-16 - Bicycle identifying number.

§ 31-19-16. Bicycle identifying number.No person engaged in the business of selling bicycles at retail shall sell any bicycle unless the bicycle has an identifying number permanently stamped or cast on its frame.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-17 - Inspecting bicycles.

§ 31-19-17. Inspecting bicycles.A uniformed police officer may at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that a bicycle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or repair, require the person riding the bicycle to stop and submit the bicycle to an inspection and a test with reference to it as may be appropriate.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-18 - Bicycle racing.

§ 31-19-18. Bicycle racing.(a) Bicycle racing on the highways is prohibited except as authorized in this section.(b) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by state or local authorities on any highways under their respective jurisdictions. The approval of bicycle highway racing events shall be granted only under conditions which assure reasonable safety for all race participants, spectators, and other highway users, and which prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow which would seriously inconvenience other highway users.(c) By agreement with the approving authority, participants in an approved bicycle highway racing event may be exempted from compliance with any traffic laws otherwise applicable to it, provided that traffic control is adequate to assure the safety of all highway users.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-19 - Use of coasters, roller skates, and similar devices restricted.

§ 31-19-19. Use of coasters, roller skates, and similar devices restricted.No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk, and when so crossing, the person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street by a duly authorized police authority.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 58, § 8.
RI Gen L § 31-19-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-20 - Sale of new bicycles.

§ 31-19-20. Sale of new bicycles.In every sale of a new bicycle, the seller shall issue a bill of sale which shall contain on it the date of sale, the seller's and buyer's name and address, the manufacturer's name, model, and serial number of the bicycle. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1979, ch. 242, § 1; P.L. 1980, ch. 143, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 116.
RI Gen L § 31-19-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-21 - Sale of used bicycles.

§ 31-19-21. Sale of used bicycles.In every sale of a used bicycle, the seller shall issue a bill of sale which shall contain on it the date of sale, the seller's and buyer's names and addresses, the manufacturer's name, model, and serial numbers where this information is available on the bicycle. Where any of this information is missing, the seller must obtain a registration number from the local police. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1980, ch. 143, § 2; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 116.
RI Gen L § 31-19-22 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19 - Operation of Bicycles|Section 31-19-22 - Use of pedal carriages and rickshaws in the town of New Shoreham.

§ 31-19-22. Use of pedal carriages and rickshaws in the town of New Shoreham.(a) The town of New Shoreham may adopt ordinances to regulate, control, or prohibit the use of pedal carriages (also known as quadricycles) and rickshaws (also known as pedi cabs) in the town of New Shoreham.(b) The provisions of such ordinances shall be reasonably related to promotion and protection of the health, safety and welfare of operators, passengers, pedestrians, motorists and others residing, visiting or working within the town of New Shoreham.History of Section.P.L. 2002, ch. 360, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-19.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.1 - Motorized Bicycles|Section 31-19.1-1 - License required to operate.

§ 31-19.1-1. License required to operate.No person shall operate a motorized bicycle or motor scooter upon a highway in this state unless the person has a valid license as an operator under the provisions of chapter 10 of this title and shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 64, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 11, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 12, § 3.
RI Gen L § 31-19.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.1 - Motorized Bicycles|Section 31-19.1-2 - Driving on interstate highways prohibited.

§ 31-19.1-2. Driving on interstate highways prohibited.No person shall operate a motorized bicycle upon an interstate highway within this state. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 64, § 5; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 114.
RI Gen L § 31-19.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.2 - Motorized Tricycles|Section 31-19.2-1 - License required to operate.

§ 31-19.2-1. License required to operate.No person shall operate a motorized tricycle upon a highway in this state unless the person has a valid license as an operator under the provisions of chapter 10 of this title and shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 377, § 4.
RI Gen L § 31-19.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.2 - Motorized Tricycles|Section 31-19.2-2 - Driving on interstate highways prohibited.

§ 31-19.2-2. Driving on interstate highways prohibited.No person shall operate a motorized tricycle upon an interstate highway within this state. Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4.History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 377, § 4; P.L. 2002, ch. 292, § 115.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-1 - Purpose.

§ 31-19.3-1. Purpose.The general assembly recognizes the importance of establishing procedures and standards for the supervision and regulation of the rental of motorized bicycles, motor scooters and motorized tricycles in the town of New Shoreham. The establishment of these procedures and standards is declared to be a reasonable exercise of the police power of the general assembly and necessary to afford protection against the increasing number and severity of accidents involving motorized bicycles, motor scooters and motorized tricycles, the noise, and the traffic congestion that their presence creates within the town. The general assembly further declares that it is in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare that the rental of motorized bicycles, motor scooters and motorized tricycles in the town of New Shoreham be supervised, regulated, and controlled in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 11, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 12, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-2 - Definitions.

§ 31-19.3-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Motorized bicycles" has the meaning set forth in § 31-1-3(n).(2) "Motorized tricycles" has the meaning set forth in § 31-1-3(p).(3) "Motor scooters" has the meaning set forth in § 31-1-3(r).History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 6, § 15; P.L. 2006, ch. 11, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 12, § 5.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-3 - License required.

§ 31-19.3-3. License required.No person, firm, or corporation shall offer for rent or lease or allow to be rented or leased any motorized bicycle, motor scooter or motorized tricycle within the town of New Shoreham, unless and until the town council of the town of New Shoreham issues a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. However, any person, firm, or corporation holding a license to rent or lease motorized bicycles, motor scooters or motorized tricycles which has been issued by the department of revenue shall be permitted to continue to operate pursuant to the license; provided, that upon the expiration of the license, the person, firm, or corporation shall be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter in order to rent or lease motorized bicycles, motor scooters or motorized tricycles within the town of New Shoreham.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 66; P.L. 2006, ch. 11, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 12, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 15; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 15.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-4 - License application.

§ 31-19.3-4. License application.(a) Any person requesting a license under this chapter shall apply for it to the town council of the town of New Shoreham upon a form specifying any information that the town council shall require. The town council may require, with the application or otherwise, information relating to the applicant's solvency, financial standing, insurance coverage, or any other matter which the town council may deem pertinent to safeguard the public interest, all of which shall be considered by the council in determining the fitness of the applicant to be licensed pursuant to this chapter.(b) The license shall be valid, unless sooner revoked or suspended, until the end of the calendar year of the year in which issued. This license shall be renewable on or after the first of each year.(c) Any license issued by the town council of the town of New Shoreham under provisions of this chapter may set forth:(1) The type of vehicle which the licensee is authorized to rent or lease.(2) The location of the premises from which the license holder is authorized to rent or lease the vehicles.(3) The total number of motorized bicycles and/or motorized tricycles which the license holder is authorized to rent or lease.(4) The name and address of the license holder.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-5 - Ordinances.

§ 31-19.3-5. Ordinances.(a) The town council of the town of New Shoreham may enact reasonable ordinances establishing procedures and standards for the licensing, supervision, regulation, and control of the rental of motorized bicycles, motor scooters and motorized tricycles.(b) An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section may:(1) Establish a fee to be charged for the issuance or renewal of any license for the rental of motorized bicycles, motor scooters and/or motorized tricycles the holder of the license is authorized to rent or lease and shall not exceed the sum of forty dollars ($40.00) per motorized bicycle, motor scooters or motorized tricycle.(2) Establish a maximum number of licenses which may be granted for the rental of motorized bicycles, motor scooters and/or motorized tricycles.(3) Establish hours during which motorized bicycles, motor scooters and/or motorized tricycles may be rented.(4) Establish a maximum number of motorized bicycles, motor scooters and/or motorized tricycles which a license holder may rent or lease under the license.(5) Provide that no motorized bicycle, motor scooters or motorized tricycle shall be rented or leased in the town of New Shoreham unless the operator thereof has a valid license issued under the provisions of § 31-10-1, or a similar license issued by a state other than Rhode Island.(6) Require all motorized bicycles, motor scooters and/or motorized tricycles to pass inspection annually and be issued a certificate by a duly authorized state inspection facility indicating that the vehicle has passed inspection to be conducted at inspection agencies which shall be created and governed by rules and regulations promulgated by the department of revenue.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 158, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 159, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 399, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 33; P.L. 2006, ch. 11, § 5; P.L. 2006, ch. 12, § 5; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 15; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 15.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-6 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

§ 31-19.3-6. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license.The license provided for pursuant to this chapter may be denied, suspended, or revoked on any of the following grounds:(1) Proof of unfitness of the applicant;(2) Material misstatement of the applicant in the application for a license;(3) Violation of any provisions of this chapter or of the provisions of any ordinance established by the town council enacted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-7 - Denial of license hearing.

§ 31-19.3-7. Denial of license hearing.The town council of the town of New Shoreham may, without prior notice, deny any application for a license within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the application, by written notice to the applicants stating grounds for the denial. On request by the applicant who has been denied a license, the town council of the town of New Shoreham shall set the time and place of a hearing upon the denial, and it shall hear the denial with reasonable promptness.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-19.3-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-19.3 - Regulation of Rental of Motorized Bicycles, Motor Scooters and Motorized Tricycles in New Shoreham|Section 31-19.3-8 - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license.

§ 31-19.3-8. Hearing on suspension or revocation of license.No license shall be suspended or revoked except after a hearing. The town council shall give the licensee at least five (5) days written notice of the time and place of the hearing together with the statement of grounds for the proposed action.History of Section.P.L. 1984 (s.s.), ch. 457, § 1.