Motorists should be aware that all bicycles used after dark must have:
- Reflective handlebar grips
- A front headlight and red taillight ✓
- White reflectors on the front and rear fenders
- Brake lights
Answer: B. A front headlight and red taillight
A bicycle ridden after dark must have a front headlight and a red taillight, so the correct choice is the one naming both lights.
Why this is the answer
The New York State Driver's Manual, in its chapter on sharing the road with bicyclists, says a bicycle used at night must have a headlight that can be seen from at least 500 feet ahead and a red taillight that can be seen from at least 300 feet behind. That is the exact pair the question asks about: a light in front for the rider to be seen and to see ahead, and a red light at the back. The other listed items are not what the manual gives as the nighttime requirement for bicycles, so the choice naming a front headlight and a red taillight is the one that matches.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Reflective handlebar grips — Reflective handlebar grips are not what the manual lists as the nighttime requirement for a bicycle; the rule it states is about a front headlight and a red taillight.
- C. White reflectors on the front and rear fenders — White reflectors on the front and rear fenders are not the requirement described in the passage, which names a headlight in front and a red taillight behind.
- D. Brake lights — Brake lights are not mentioned as a bicycle requirement in the passage; it asks for a headlight visible from far ahead and a red taillight visible from behind.
Remember it
Picture a bike at night as a moving pair of lights: white-ish light facing forward, red light facing back.