Arizona Law is:
"C. A bicycle shall be equipped with a brake that enables the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement."
My desire to be legal is not if I get stopped by the police, but if I am in an accident and the lawyer of the other party tried to use my lack of rear hand brake as a way to put blame where it shouldn't be on me.
I have a front hand brake which I can't skid on pavement, but no rear hand brake. Obviously I can skid my rear wheel with my leg brake. Am I at risk of nasty lawyering by not having a rear hand brake?
I know some fixie folks don't consider rear leg braking a brake, while others do. It would be better if law said 'braking system' instead of just 'brake'
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