Vermont § 1141 - Equipment on bicycles

§ 1141. Equipment on bicycles

• (a) A person shall not operate a bicycle at nighttime from one-half hour after sunset
  until one-half hour before sunrise unless the bicycle or the bicyclist is equipped
  with a lamp on the front that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least
  500 feet to the front. In addition, bicyclists shall operate during these hours with
  either a lamp on the rear of the bicycle or bicyclist that emits a flashing or steady
  red light visible at least 300 feet to the rear or with reflective, rear-facing material
  or reflectors, or both, with a surface area totaling at least 20 square inches on
  the bicycle or bicyclist and visible at least 300 feet to the rear. (b) No person may equip a bicycle with any siren or whistle, or any device simulating
  a siren of an authorized emergency vehicle, nor may he or she operate a bicycle so
  equipped. (c) No person may operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a brake that will enable
  the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement. (Added 1971, No. 258 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. March 1, 1973; amended 1979, No. 22; 2009, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)