To the best of my knowledge the pedal reflectors (if fitted) on a recumbent would face up and down.
Although I suppose the bike becomes legal if you take your feet of the pedals.


3. Angles of visibility:
Such that the reflector on the leading edge of each pedal is plainly visible to the front and the reflector on the trailing edge of each pedal is plainly visible to the rear
Restrictions on the obscuration of certain obligatory lamps and reflectors
19. Every vehicle shall be so constructed that at least part of the apparent surface of any–
(a)front and rear position lamp,
(b)front and rear direction indicator, and
(c)rear retro reflector,
which is required by these Regulations to be fitted to a vehicle is visible when the vehicle is viewed from any point directly in front of or behind the lamp or reflector, as appropriate, when every door, tailgate, boot lid, engine cover, cab or other movable part of the vehicle is in a fixed open position.
meic wrote:Well it says the pedal reflectors must face front and rear.
To the best of my knowledge the pedal reflectors (if fitted) on a recumbent would face up and down.
Although I suppose the bike becomes legal if you take your feet of the pedals.![]()
Mick F wrote:........ is a recumbent a bicycle? ...
“Pedal cycle” A vehicle which is not constructed or adapted to be propelled by mechanical power and which is equipped with pedals, including an electrically-assisted pedal cycle prescribed for the purposes of section 189 of the Act and section 140 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Unless the context otherwise requires...
JonnyQ wrote:Does anyone here regularly ride a 100% legal bike at night?
fimm wrote:... they don't have to conform to the regulations as I run them on flashing - is that right?
It is way beyond bizarre that I can have a set of lights that are completely adequate and which nobody could really claim to be unsuitable, except that if I fit them on one of my bikes they are legal, but if I fit them to the other, they are not!
snibgo wrote:... But cars are in a similar position, with even more oddities. ....
thirdcrank wrote:I think the difference with cars is that they normally conform when new so if you keep everything properly maintained, you will be compliant, or at least the car will*.