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Section 17 - Rules for cyclists

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Section 17.1 - Keeping your bicyle roadworthy

This section covers the rules for keeping your bicycle roadworthy, wearing proper equipment and cycling safely and considerately. You should also be familiar with the rules on cycle tracks, and hand signals, (Section 7).

Keeping your bicycle roadworthy

Your brakes, tyres, chain, lights, reflector and bell must all be in good working order.
Your bicycle should be the right size to allow you to touch the ground with both feet.
When carrying goods, you should use a proper carrier or basket and take care that nothing is hanging loose.
At night you must carry a lamp showing a white or yellow light to the front and a lamp showing a red light to the back. These are the minimum lighting requirements laid down by law. However, to be even more visible to motorists at night, you should:

add strips of reflective material to the bike (white to the front and red to the back),
wear a reflective armband, and
wear a 'Sam Browne' reflective belt or reflective vest.