Originally Posted by period3

I was riding home from work along the bike path, and a police officer stops me and gives me a ticket because my bike doesn't have a bell! $110 for not having a bell!

Has anyone here been ticketed for missing a bell? $110 seems excessive for what is arguably a useless component... I had everything else - lights, reflectors, helmet...

I really don't understand the bell requirement. I can yell way louder than any bike bell.

Toronto riders, beware...