Bicycle Lights and UK Law
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Fireblade96 wrote:PBo wrote:dude - is that a purpley/pinky colour? With some kind of flowery pattern?
Why not just get handle bar tassles
Don't knock pinky purple bikes, especially if they're for commuting !
(I've had one for years, it's all part of the anti-theft strategy. That and the wire basket on the rack...)
I refer you to my earlier comment!!!
I haven't seen the exact stats, but I'm fairly confident their aren't that many 10 year old girl bike thieves.... 0 -
I thought that the regulations meant:jeremyrundle wrote:flashes it must conform to the required flash rate (1-4 equal flashes per second)
This is because at this rate it will not induce a fit in someone suffering epilepsy, drivers etc.
If it only flashes (i.e. no constant mode), then if it flashes between 1-4 times per sec it meets the required standard to be an approved bike light.
I may be wrong, but I thought that there is nothing about having additional lights that flash more often. Such lights could be mounted next to an 'approved' style one without being contrary to regulations.0 -
The Department of Transport wrote:
Optional lamps and reflectors
1. Additional lighting to the above mentioned obligatory lights is permitted under certain conditions:
2. - It must not dazzle other road users
- It must be the correct colour (white to front, red to rear)
- If it flashes it must conform to the required flash rate (1-4 equal flashes per second)
3. Optional lights are not required to conform to BS 6102-3 and there is no minimum level of intensity. So for example, on the rear of the cycle a cyclist may wish to have both a steady red lamp which conforms to BS 6102-3 and an additional flashing lamp which is not meeting the minimum level of 4 candela.
that suggests to me that additional lights must also meet the flashing criteria - but not brightness0
