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0, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC ~ 12-169 '...-" Sec. 12-168. Law enforcement officers. (a) Any law-enforcement officer of the city, operating a bicycle or moped during the course of his or her duties, shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 10, Article III. operation. (b) Any bicycle or moped being operated by a law-enforcement officer of the city, during the course of his or her duties, shall be deemed to be a law-enforcement vehicle and shall have the same rights and privileges as any other law-enforcement vehicle when the bicycle or moped is being operated in response to an emergency call, while engaged in rescue operations or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law. (Ord. No. 2003-11, 9-9-2003) Sec. 12-169. Requirement of safety equipment for mopeds. (a) Any person who operates a moped as defined in this chapter on a public street or highway shall wear a face shield, safety glasses, or goggles of a type approved by the superintendent of the Virginia State Police, or have the moped equipped with safety glass or a windshield at all times while operating such moped, and operators and passengers thereon, if any, shall wear a protective helmet of a type approved by the superintendent ofthe Virginia State Police. 0, (b) A violation ofthis section shall not constitute negligence, be considered in mitigation of damages of whatever nature, be admissible in evidence or be the subject of comment by counsel in any action for the recovery of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of a moped, nor shall anything in this section change any existing law, rule, or procedure pertaining to any civil action. (Ord. No. 2003-11, 9-9-2003) r Supp. No. 56 749 [The next page is 789]