Equipment requirements.
Riverside Municipal Code § 10.64.340
in effect10.64.340 - Equipment requirements.
A. Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make one braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
B. No person shall operate on the highway any bicycle equipped with handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate his hands above the level of his shoulders in order to grasp the normal steering grip area.
C. No person shall operate upon any highway a bicycle which has been modified or altered in such a way as to cause the pedal in its lowermost position to be more than 12 inches above the ground.
D. Every bicycle operated upon any highway during darkness shall be equipped with a lamp emitting a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the bicycle and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the department which shall be visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from 300 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
(Ord. 2940 § 11.12, 1961; prior code § 19.6-5)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT10VETR_CH10.64BI_10.64.340EQREFetched: 11/1/2026