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Item 52015
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concerning trailers with a width inferior to 60 cm, with more than 50 % of the visible luminous
surface of the rear light of the bicycle covered, an additional red rear light
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concerning trailers with a width superior to 60 cm:
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with forward effect, two white reflectors with a maximum distance of 20 cm from the
outer edge
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with backward effect, a red rear light
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concerning trailers with a width superior to 100 cm, with forward effect, two white reflectors with
a maximum distance of 20 cm from the outer edge and an additional headlamp on the left.
The trailer hitch installed needs to ensure that the trailer does not tip over in case the bicycle tilts.
Transport of persons in a cargo trailer is not permitted. Persons may only be transported in trailers
designated to and approved for this use. In that case, safety and charge prescriptions have to be re-
spected.
In Austria,
the decree concerning bicycles, as amended in 1999, stipulates the following:
Regulations concerning towing trailers
§ 3. (1) Besides the prescriptions of the para. 1 and 2, the following additional prescriptions apply to
bicycles towing a trailer:
1. the pedalling mechanism of the bicycle must have at least one gear with a maximum speed of 4 m
per pedal revolution;
2. in case children are transported in the trailer, the bicycle or trailer must be equipped so that the
children transported cannot touch the spokes and that the children’s extremities cannot be jammed
between the rear wheel and its cover;
3. the bicycle must be equipped with a stand.
(2) Concerning racing bicycles used for towing a trailer, the prescriptions of para. 3 sec. 1 apply analo-
gously.
Installation
