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3.8 Lights.
If you ride your bike after dusk, your bicycle must be equipped with lights so that you can see the road and avoid
road hazards and so that others can see you. In some countries, the law requires your bike to be delivered to you
with front and rear lights. In these counties, your dealer is not allowed to deliver you the bike without front and
rear lights.
3.9 Night riding.
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Make sure that your bicycle is equipped with correctly positioned and securely mounted reflectors.
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Purchase and install an adequate battery or generator powered head and tail light.
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Wear light coloured, reflective clothing and accessories, such as a reflective vest, reflective arm and leg
bands, reflective stripes on your helmet, flashing lights…. any reflective device or light approaching
motorists, pedestrians and other traffic.
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Make sure your clothing or anything you may be carrying on the bicycle does not obstruct a reflector or light.
While riding at dusk or at night:
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Ride slowly.
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Avoid areas of heavy traffic, dark areas, and roads with speed limits over 35 mph.
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Avoid road hazards.
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If possible, ride on routes already familiar to you.
3.10 Wet weather riding.
WARNING:
Wet weather impairs traction, braking and visibility, both for the bicyclist and for other vehicles sharing the road.
The risk of accident is dramatically increased in wet conditions.
Under wet conditions, the stopping power of your brakes (as well as the brakes of other vehicles sharing the
road) is dramatically reduced and your tyres don’t grip nearly as well. This makes it harder to control speed and
easier to lose control. To make sure that you can slow down and stop safely in wet conditions, ride more slowly
and apply your brakes earlier and more gradually than you would under normal, dry conditions .
3.11 Luggage.
If you carry luggage on the luggage carrier, make sure everything is securely fixed and free from the rear wheel.
Make sure the total weight of the luggage does not exceed the maximum weight of 10 Kg.
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