Heights of lights.
Heights of lights.
Please educate me. I know that this information is available, but perhaps someone would save me the trouble - as a friendly gesture among friends
Minimum height of rear and front lights on bikes?
Minimum height of rear and front lights on bikes?
Re: Heights of lights.
https://www.cyclinguk.org/lighting-regulations
note that
- there is (apparently) no minimum height for a front light. Max =1500mm
- the range of permissible rear light heights (350-1500mm) is not the same as the range of permissible rear reflector heights (250-900mm).
cheers
note that
- there is (apparently) no minimum height for a front light. Max =1500mm
- the range of permissible rear light heights (350-1500mm) is not the same as the range of permissible rear reflector heights (250-900mm).
cheers
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Re: Heights of lights.
I wonder why 1500mm max height for front. That seems very high.
Re: Heights of lights.
The 1500mm maximum height has to be for helmet-mounted lights, obviously has to be a tall person with an upright riding position.
It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best,
since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.
Thus you remember them as they actually are...
since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them.
Thus you remember them as they actually are...
Re: Heights of lights.
Gattonero wrote:The 1500mm maximum height has to be for helmet-mounted lights, obviously has to be a tall person with an upright riding position.
I don't think a light mounted on your head counts as bike lighting. Officially. It has to be fixed to the bike to count.
Re: Heights of lights.
Or a high bike.
Has anyone ridden one?,. I've seen a couple, passed the opposite way by a pair doing a UK coast tour.
Has anyone ridden one?,. I've seen a couple, passed the opposite way by a pair doing a UK coast tour.
At the last count:- Peugeot 531 pro, Dawes Discovery Tandem, Dawes Kingpin X3, Raleigh 20 stowaway X2, 1965 Moulton deluxe, Falcon K2 MTB dropped bar tourer, Rudge Bi frame folder, Longstaff trike conversion on a Giant XTC 840
Re: Heights of lights.
pwa wrote:Gattonero wrote:The 1500mm maximum height has to be for helmet-mounted lights, obviously has to be a tall person with an upright riding position.
I don't think a light mounted on your head counts as bike lighting. Officially. It has to be fixed to the bike to count.
Yup, I'm pretty sure that's right.
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Mick F wrote:Penny farthing?
Big high-wheeler?
I'd guess it's for the Penny; they've been around a bit longer, there's lots more of them, and some high-wheelers are way higher than 1.5m anyway (see picture!)
Re: Heights of lights.
common practice was to hang a lantern in the middle of the big wheel, so that it would show a red light to the rear and a white light to the front.
cheers
cheers
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Re: Heights of lights.
WOW, thanks for that! Lighting and refilling the lantern must have been fun!
Re: Heights of lights.
mattheus wrote:I'd guess it's for the Penny; they've been around a bit longer, there's lots more of them, and some high-wheelers are way higher than 1.5m anyway
Can't be. According to Halfords* cycle lighting has only been a legal requirement since 1988.
*So it must be true
Re: Heights of lights.
gaz wrote:mattheus wrote:I'd guess it's for the Penny; they've been around a bit longer, there's lots more of them, and some high-wheelers are way higher than 1.5m anyway
Can't be. According to Halfords* cycle lighting has only been a legal requirement since 1988.
*So it must be true
Also from the same link, "Lights also need to be 1500mm off the road ". So it's not just the local branch that is prone to doing things wrong.
Disclaimer: Treat what I say with caution and if possible, wait for someone with more knowledge and experience to contribute.
Re: Heights of lights.
If you get a bike from Halfords and the lighting setup seems a little odd, now you know why!
Re: Heights of lights.
mattheus wrote:If you get a bike from Halfords and the lighting setup seems a little odd, now you know why!