Light on bikes

[midagetrolop]

Is it an offence or just stupidity to ride bicycles in the dark without lights? I have just come across two young boys on my way home on a very dark country road without lights and only just saw them. I did have a word, but they just didn't seem to see how dangerous it was, and why are their parents letting them do this?

[ChuckFickens]

"At night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit. It MUST also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85). White front reflectors and spoke reflectors will also help you to be seen. Flashing lights are permitted but it is recommended that cyclists who are riding in areas without street lighting use a steady front lamp. !"

http://www.direct.gov...Highwaycode/DG_069837

[Buenchico]

The Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 (as amended) require the use of lights on bicycles between sunset and sunrise:
http://www.ctc.org.uk...fault.aspx?tabid=4071

Chris

[lcg]

because their parents are idiots. when i bought my son a bike to use on the road, i bought a helmet, lights, a lock, a repair kit and spiffing rucksack to use. he didn't make it out the front door unless he was suitably adorned....however i could not be responsible for him after that. kids sometimes just don't think....either that or they reckon they are invincible.

[DaisyNonna]

Probably both. Here cyclists ride on the pavement without lights or bells. Scary if you are walking where you should be on a path not wide enough for two abreast and the alternatives are to jump into the traffic or the overgrown hedges supposedly maintained by the Council.

[DaisyNonna]

Forgot to add that there are cycle lanes on the road.