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12. Lights on bicycle, three-wheeled pedal cycle, recumbent device and PAB

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024.

A rider must not ride, during hours of darkness, a bicycle, three-wheeled pedal cycle or recumbent device on a footpath or shared path, or a PAB on a shared path, unless the bicycle, three-wheeled pedal cycle, recumbent device or PAB —

(a)

displays a white light that is clearly visible for a reasonable distance from the front of the bicycle, three-wheeled pedal cycle, recumbent device or PAB; and

(b)

displays either —

(i)

a red light that is clearly visible for a reasonable distance from the back of the bicycle, three-wheeled pedal cycle, recumbent device or PAB; or

(ii)

a red reflector that is clearly visible for a reasonable distance from the back of the bicycle, three-wheeled pedal cycle, recumbent device or PAB when light is projected onto the reflector.

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