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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]State and federal standards address equipment on cars such as lights. There are DOT standards for minimum visibility for headlights, taillights, turn signals, etc.

The CPSC-required reflectors for bikes sold by retailers don’t provide enough safety for bikes at night. And many riders remove those reflectors anyway. And some riders don’t install lights at all, or use them in haphazard, non-standard ways.

There needs to be a rigid, vigorously enforced law for cyclists to have a minimum illumination, in a standard configuration, that can be recognizable from a safe distance and provide an immediate visual reference to the direction of travel of the bike - just like there is with cars.

Cyclists who don’t use lights should be warned/ticketed and then heavily fined for repeat offenses, just as the driver of a car would be for driving around in a car without working lights.

Bicycles should also be registered and tagged, with annual  safety inspections for bicycles to make sure they have lights and are in working order, exactly how cars are administered now.

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You'd think this would already be the law. There are basically no rules in D.C. on bicyclists though. They don't even have to wear helmets, which seems pretty incredible. Cyclists fight any sort of government regulations. They'd rather just blame drivers for everything. [/quote]

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