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Poster

Cycle lighting poster

The clocks go back on the fourth Sunday in October. In winter it becomes ever more important for cyclists not to ride unlit in the dark. Aside from the fact that cycling in the dark without lights is illegal, if you've never driven you may not realise how invisible unlit cyclists can be at night.

Download and print our poster which summarises the legal requirements:

We have distributed this poster to hundreds of schools, to our members and others.

Many thanks to Simon Nuttall who produced this poster.

Cycle lighting regulations

Cycle lighting regulations are very complicated to understand. For many years bike shops have been selling lights that do not meet any standards and that should only be used as back-up lights.

Articles from our Newsletter on cycle lighting.