New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Subchapter 24 - TOY AND BICYCLE SAFETY
Section 13:45A-24.4 - Bicycle safety notices
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In addition to the notices required by 39:4-10.3 to be posted, a bicycle safety statement promoting the use of helmets shall be prominently affixed to every new or used bicycle offered to be sold or sold at retail by a person in the business of selling bicycles. The statement shall be attached to the seat, handlebar or, if in the form of a decal, to the top tube of the bicycle or, if unassembled, prominently printed on or firmly attached to the outside of the box or carton containing the unassembled bicycle.
(b) The statement may be in the form of the warning card, "This Bike is Missing One Part," designed by the New Jersey Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, available from:
The New Jersey Coalition for Prevention of
Developmental Disabilities
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, New Jersey 08902
Tel. (732) 246-2525
Alternatively, the statement promoting the use of bicycle helmets may be in the form of a tag, notice, or decal designed by the bicycle supplier or retailer, provided the wording is clear and concise, appears in no less than 20-point type if in the form of a tag or notice and no less than 18-point type if in the form of a decal, and is printed in boldface capital letters, in color contrasting with the background. The tag or notice shall be made of cardboard, durable paper or plastic, and shall be no smaller than four inches by six inches if in the form of a tag or notice and no less than one by two inches if in the form of a decal; it may be covered by transparent plastic but shall not be obscured.
(c) A statement promoting the use of bicycle helmets that is contained within the text of the owner's manual, shall not satisfy the requirement.