You're all breaking the law!

[steveindenmark]

The HI-Viz/Plastic Hat thing was a well publicised (well uninformed) London wide Police action due to the amount of people killed in London over a very short period of time in November one year.

Did they stop all lorries on the road that day?

 

[ianrauk]

Did they stop all lorries on the road that day?

You think I didn't ask similar?

 

[Banjo]

Curiously enough, all my bikes were. manufacturer in 1983.

And mine.Even my 2014 Synapse was built prior to 1985.

 

[Dogtrousers]

And oddly, the only bike I have that does fully comply is actually exempt due to its age.

Edit. Not true. My Brompton complies too.

 

[jayonabike]

I wouldn't worry about it. The copper that pulled up next to me at the lights last night wasn't. Nor was he worried about the cyclist on the pavement. He did look worried about spilling his costa coffee on his lap though when the lights turned green.

 

[mjr]

I think most cops would know the rule but are satisfied if you are lit up correctly.

If they know the regulations, why don't their own bikes comply? I think that's the biggest hint that you're very unlikely to be stopped by the police for any lighting or reflector offence as long as you've got some sort of lights. If you ever notice the police bikes getting kitted out legally, then worry

 

[shouldbeinbed]

You might be breaking the law, my bike is fully compliant with the regs. </smug>

Likewise

 

[DCLane]

I built my own bike; how does that work?

+1 to that - almost all mine are home-built.

 

[John the Monkey]

View: https://youtu.be/P0oEt_lrNgU

 

[Turdus philomelos]

Crikeyy - who has those amber bits on their pedals - .

I do.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I do.

I do too
And if a bike comes with reflectors on wheels, I leave them until they break on their own accord.
Reflectors on seat post I take off, because I'm short, it won't be seen, or I need the space for a light.

 

[DRM]

But ironically, when you start spending on the more better specced bikes, they come without pedals due to the variety of clipless pedals out there!

 

[fossyant]

I couldn't care less about 'approved standards' - you are actually more likely to be run over using some of the BS approved lights and reflectives than using other stuff. No police officer or 'legal' person will question your use of good lights.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I was mildly amused to find that even carbon road bikes come with a little bag of reflectors and a bell, which I'm guessing is to comply with the aforementioned point of sale regulation.

 

[classic33]

C

as it will be a cold day in hell before you ever get pulled up by the police for not having reflectors on your bike.

Forecast for Friday