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偷来的自行车

当你拿到你的自行车时

记录下自行车的序列号。拍一些你和自行车的合影。记下任何独特的特征。网上有很多自行车登记网站，你可以注册你的自行车。查看各种应用程序，如果你的自行车被盗，它们可以追踪你的自行车。

如果你的自行车被偷了

联系当地派出所报案。提供自行车序列号和照片。如上所述，一些丢失或被盗的自行车可以通过自行车登记册或应用程序找回。

大多数关于骑自行车的法律由州议会制定。我们已在下面对其中一些法律进行了总结。如需完整文本，请参阅马萨诸塞州总法第 85 章，第 11B 节。

You must

• Follow all traffic laws and regulations, including stopping at stop signs and following all traffic lights, unless signs are posted otherwise.
• Ride in the same direction of traffic, unless the street is signed otherwise.
• Use hand signals to indicate stops or turns, unless you need both of your hands to operate your bike safely.
• Ring a bell or give another audible signal whenever necessary to ensure safe operation of your bicycle. Do not use a siren or whistle.
• Keep at least one hand on your handlebars at all times.
• Carry packages, bundles, or articles in or on a basket, rack, trailer, or other device designed for such purposes.
• Report any crash involving either personal injury or at least $100 worth of property damage to the police department.
• Stay off the sidewalk if you are riding an ebike.

You may

• Ride a bike on all roads in Massachusetts except limited access or express state highways where signs prohibiting bicycles are posted.
• Pass cars on the right.
• Ride your bike on sidewalks, except where prohibited by signs and markings. We encourage you to use the street. If you ride on the sidewalk, go at a pedestrian’s pace. Unlike traditional pedal bikes, ebikes are not allowed on the sidewalk in Massachusetts
• Ride side-by-side with another bicyclist. But, you both must stay in a single lane and ride single when others need the space to pass you at a safe distance.

When riding on a sidewalk or shared use path, you must

• yield to pedestrians, and
• ring a bell or give another audible signal when you pass a person walking. Do not use a siren or whistle.

Your bike must have

• a permanent seat attached to the bicycle
• additional permanent seats attached to the bicycle or a trailer towed by the bicycle for any passengers, and
• a braking system that allows you to stop within 30 feet when traveling at 15 mph on a dry, clean, hard, and level surface.

When riding at night, you must have

• a white light on the front of your bike visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet
• a red light on the back of your bike
• reflectors, on either your pedals or ankles, that are visible from the front and back of your bicycle, and
• reflectors, on either your bike or your clothing, that are visible from the left and right sides of your bike.

Night is defined as one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise. Your lights may be generator-powered lamps that emit light only when the bicycle is moving. All reflectors must be visible from a distance of at least 600 feet when directly in front of lower beams of headlamps of a motor vehicle.

When biking with children, you must

• Ensure that children 16 years old or younger wear a helmet. Children don’t need to wear a helmet if they are inside an enclosed trailer that restrains them and protects their heads in a crash.
• Carry children between the ages of one and four, or weighing forty pounds or less, in a ''baby seat'' that is attached to the bicycle, on a tandem bicycle that allows the child to comfortably reach the handlebars and pedals, or in a trailer towed by the bicycle.
• Ensure that any seat attached to your bike allows the child to sit upright, has a harness that holds the child securely in the seat, and prevents the child’s hands and feet from reaching the wheel spokes.