Ord 444-42 AN F~ERGENCY 0RD!~ANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TttE~ CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, A~E~;DING ORDINANCE NO. 818, THE S~E BEING "AN
ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC UPON ~ PUBLIC STREE~TS OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND SECTIONS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS THEREOF".
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the City of Delray Beach,
Florida, due to ~he fact that the traffic ordinance of this city
does not provide for adequate lighting on bicycles operated during
the night time, and WHEREAS the present regulations d~mm~_ng the
lights used by automobiles in this city necessitates the proper
lighting of bicycles in order to protect the operators thereof, and
WHEREAS it is necessary for the public safety of this city and its
inhabitants that adequate regulations be made for the lighting of
such 'bicycles,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 0RDAI~ED by the City Council of
the City of Delray Beach, Florida, that Section 71 of Ordinance No.
~t~., the same being "An ordinance regulating traffic upon the public
strees of Delray Beach, Florida, and repealing all ordinances and
sections of ordinances in conflict herewith and providing a penalty
for the violation of the provisions thereof", be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit:
Section 71. Lamps on bicycles. Every bic~e operated on
the streets or other public thoroughfares of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, between one-half hour after sunset and one-half
hour before sunrise shall be equipped with a fixed lamp on the front
exhibiting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500~-~feet
to the front and with a fixed lamp on the rear exhibiting a red light
visible from a distance of 500 ft. to the rear.
This is an emergency ordinance and shall take effect upon
its passage on first reading.
PASSED in special session, on this the . ~ ~ ~!? day of May,
A. D. 19~2.
p~'eSldent ~
Attest: Approved:
City Clerk [ Mayor ~