Section 20-254. Required equipment of pedicabs  


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  • a. Each pedicab operated in
      the city shall be equipped with the following features:
        1. three or more wheels;
        2. a unibody frame for the entire vehicle;
        3. seating for no more than three passengers;
        4. hydraulic or mechanical disc or drum brakes, which  are  unaffected
      by rain or wet conditions;
        5. a secondary or emergency brake system;
        6.  battery-operated  headlights capable of projecting a beam of light
      for a distance of 300 feet;
        7. battery-operated taillights which are visible from 500 feet;
        8. turn lights;
        9. passenger seat belts;
        10. an audible signaling device;
        11. reflectors on the spokes of the wheels of the pedicab;
        12. a timer, of a type approved by the  commissioner,  affixed  within
      clear view of passengers, if the rate charged is based on period of use;
        13.  a  sign  attached  to  the interior of the pedicab within view of
      passengers indicating the name  and  telephone  number  of  the  pedicab
      business,  the pedicab's registration number and a telephone number that
      can be used to direct consumer complaints  about  such  pedicab  to  the
      department; and
        14.  a  sign  conspicuously  posted  on  the  exterior  of the pedicab
      indicating the amount to be charged for the use of the  pedicab  or  the
      basis for calculating such amount.
        b.  The  maximum width of a pedicab shall be fifty-five inches and the
      maximum length of a pedicab shall be ten feet.
        c. It shall be unlawful for a pedicab business to operate or authorize
      the operation of, or for a pedicab driver to  operate,  a  pedicab  that
      does not comply with the requirements of this section.