Section 426.50  Performance Requirements

a)         No reflector for use on a bicycle, excluding those reflectors used on bicycle pedals, shall be considered to be in conformance with the specifications of the Department of Transportation unless the reflector is a reflex reflector which fulfills the performance requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (49 CFR 571.108), as hereafter amended.

b)         No reflector for use on a bicycle pedal shall be considered to be in conformance with the specifications of the Department of Transportation unless the reflector is a reflex reflector which

1)         Meets or exceeds the mechanical test requirements for reflectors under Section 426.50 above; and

2)         Meets or exceeds photometric requirements set forth in Table I. below.

TABLE I

MINIMUM CANDLEPOWER PER INCIDENT FOOT-CANDLE

FOR CLEAR REFLEX REFLECTORS

Amber value shall be ⅝ clear values.

These photometric measurements shall be determined in accordance with the testing procedures as detailed in Society Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J594e, "Reflex Reflectors", 1973, SAE Handbook, Pages 768-69.