Why don't cyclists have lights????

bassmonkey1969

the Police can do nothing as you said because cyclists don't have insurance or pay road tax.

If they're riding when it's dark without lights then they obviously don't mind getting run over.

ray d

Cyclists are equally covered by The Highway Code and rules of the road.

Riding without lights at night on a road IS illegal and also an arrestable offence. It is rarely enforced but really should be.
Riding on the pavement is also illegal but very rarely enforced in this day and age.

LESLEY D

I know exactly what you mean. I drive but the number of cyclists you don't see until you are on top of them is unbelieveable. It's about time something was done. Lights should be on and light clothing as well would help.

It's also time cyclists learnt the rules of the road.

R B

2 reasons, they either are too mean, or they have a secret death wish !!

tattyteddybears

i cant totally agree with you.i think most people on push bikes have got a death wish.
but if we hit them because we couldnt see them it would be all the drivers fault wouldnt it?
we would probabley get done for driving without due care and attention.And they call that justice????????????

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jiggery pokery

i live on my bike. in brighton uk. if i ride on the pavement it's a safty desision for me. how many fatalities are recorded for cyclist/pedestrian collisions?

my policy when i'm on my lovely, quick, energy efficient bike is to behave as though i'm invisible. motorists do not want to harm people but there's a lot going on to distract them, so i take full responsibility for the route i chose to get around. this often includes riding on the path, especially up hills and down tiny streets.

i do use lights.

if you've tried riding on the cycle paths of brighton, you'd know why they're not widely used; they're laughably badly made:-
1) they are more uncomfortable than either the roads or pavements,
2) they stay wet with puddles long after the paths and roads are dry,
3) pedestrians meander all over them,
4) the cycle system is blatantly an afterthought and as such, is stop/start in extremis, and seems to be motivated by budgetry concern and/or an eu directive. one 'cycle path' is actually shorter than my bike.....but i'm sure it counts toward the total number of miles provided. as do those stupid boxes at the traffic lights that motorists stop on.....

i'm sure some busybody in europe will soon justify their continuing to draw breath by commending a numberplate scheme for bikes. how about one for pedestrians?!

lastly, if third party liabilty insurance was made available, i'd buy some, but it ain't.

bundysmom

Cyclists can be ticketed & fine for improper "cycling." Here in the State they have to follow the same rules of the road as cars. Although they don't have "blinkers," bikers are to use arm signals.

When cyclists get into accidents, their visibility, or lack thereof, does come into play--especially if there are no reflectors and the guy is in dark clothing in the dead of night.

EDWARD W

When I went out the other day I walked along a wide footpath which use to be for pedestrians only. Next to the footpath was a road which is very busy with traffic. Some young schoolboys were afraid to ride their bikes on the road and they started riding on the footpath. Some time later...the corporation painted a dividing line down the middle of the footpath which made one half for pedestrians and the other half for cyclists. You'd think that made things better until one boy switched over and bumped straight into me.....I was livid. When I got to the end of the path I came to a main road. I saw two patrol policemen stop a young boy who was riding a mini motorbike but they only checked his tyres. I dont know what the world is coming to.

Cassina R

Drug dealers often deal from bikes, they can move faster than a sprinting cop, lights will alert the cops to the dealers activities.

Graham N

it gets on my bloody nerves as well they think they can do whatever they please and get away with it it also winds me up as its seems red lights dont apply to them we have to stop why dont they more should be done to make cyclists obey by the law

Steve M

Probably for the same reason that they cycle through red lights - they do as they b****y like.

ButwhatdoIno?

They are equipped with rear reflectors as they should be travelling in the same direction as vehicular traffic.
By not having lights,it would deter them from driving on a dark road (nighttime).
Also, it is up to you to check to see what traffic the road is designated for......and you will find that besides cars, there is trucks, tractors, motorbikes, scooters, bicycles, pedestrians, horses, wagons.
You don't have a "right" to drive. You have a "privaledge" to operate a powered vehicle. They can take that privaledge away.
Your insurance if for when your powered machine goes out of control and you kill someone or damages property. Don't see many pedal powered units doin that, do you?

However, common sense should prevail with the bicyclist in that "I can't see the road or potholes and I don't wanna go "*** over teakettle"....so the bike stays home at dark.

Joolz of Salopia

Well if we take the traffic cops off their job of dealing with driver breaking the speed limit, stopping drunk drivers, and arresting people who have stolen cars, then we may have more Cops to stop the cyclists who are cycling about with no lights.
The local beat Police also take no notice due to the fact that dealing with a cyclist with out lights causes so much paperwork so taking them away from their job of stopping the real criminals!
The other problem is that bike shops do not sell bike with lights so they to are breaking the law as all bike shops are legally required to sell bikes with all safety equipment, (that includes, bell, mudguards & lights) but No they sell the bike and if you want the other part they sell them as extra!

YORKSHIRE

There is no money to be made from cyclists that contravene the laws of the road but big bucks to be made from car drivers.

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