Cycle without lights? - Beware

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  • hambo
    hambo Posts: 49
    Not meaning to hijack this thread. But is it really compulsory to have the rear red reflectors that come with your bike on? I read on cyclecraft the other day that it is compulsory for the rear ones to be on the bike.

    Front one and the ones on the wheel though are not compulsory according to the book.
  • corshamjim
    corshamjim Posts: 234
    It is, yes.

    In the highway code, the word 'must' means it's required by law.

    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTr ... /DG_069837

    (see rule 60)
  • ColoursCapello
    ColoursCapello Posts: 3
    Aww shoot.

    It says I also need to have amber ref's on the pedals. Mine didn't come with them.
  • Lossie Loon
    Lossie Loon Posts: 65
    Rule 60 starts with "at night" in the first sentence - does that not mean the whole of the rule only applies at night?
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Lossie Loon wrote:
    Rule 60 starts with "at night" in the first sentence - does that not mean the whole of the rule only applies at night?

    Yes - or else SPD SL pedals would be illegal at all times
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  • corshamjim
    corshamjim Posts: 234
    Googling about , I find the CTC have an interesting page on the subject - IANAL so I assume it's reasonably accurate.

    http://www.ctc.org.uk/desktopdefault.aspx?tabid=4071

    That certainly blew away some of my own misconceptions! :)

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