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rrhool
 


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Bike Rack - Why no Lights!

Why do people still fit bike racks without fitting lights? This Disco Sport was on the A14 yesterday, rear lights completely invisible, number plate totally covered with 3 bikes.



If I drove on the roads with my rear lights covered with black tape, I'm sure I'd get pulled up soon enough.
 Richard


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DrLex
 


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Beats me - thousands on the car, hundreds on the bikes and rack, yet too cheap to spring for the light board.
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Thats got to be against the law surely ?
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Sure is, but whether one complies is up to the individual.
  
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coz they are stupid - simple
  
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Same here in Ireland. I live near a large very popular mountain bike trail and every Saturday and Sunday the road is full of cars with bikes hanging off the back and no sign of lights.
  
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DSL
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Probably thinks there is no chance of being caught. Well I can't remember last time I saw a police car on the motorways. Thumbs Up
   
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See it all the time; no number plate visible, no lights at rearmost point and the vehicle lights not visible.

Have even had the "WTF you doing, I did indicate" type look/gestures from moron's driving as they cut across motorway lanes or whatever without [visibly] indicating.

This type of thing (like blindly sitting in centre or outer lane of empty three-lane carriageways, rear fogs on in clear weather and cars towing in the outside lane) I would happily applaud the plod for tackling with a fixed penalty and three points TBH
  
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Thumbs Up They keep increasing penalties for driving infringements but there aren't the traffic officers to enforce them. Speed cameras replaced a lot of traffic cops but they can't see infringements or check up on licences, MOTs and insurance.
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rrhool
 


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I wondered if it is the hassle of having a towing socket fitted? I guess if was as easy as buying the bike rack, they wouldn't mind so much.

I saw a system years ago, that stuck sensors to the rear lights, and 'relayed' the signal to the trailer board lights, without needing a socket.
 Richard


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Erea
 


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My brother in law is German and there is no way you would chance that there. They have a proper frame that fits onto the ball hitch and the bikes stand into it. Proper lights, reflectors and number plate incorporated into it.
  
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DSL wrote:
Probably thinks there is no chance of being caught. Well I can't remember last time I saw a police car on the motorways. Thumbs Up


this guy didn't see police car either. doesn't mean it wasn't there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-ma...manchester
  
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DSL
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But with less and less visible policing on the motorway, speed being policed by cameras, peeps are going to think "I'll get away with it".
   
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I've been given a talking to for that. Bikes weren't blocking the plate or lights though so I presume plod was just having a bad day. Laughing

Most of the time I think people a. Don't realise they need a light board or B. Have the electrics to plug it in.
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astonbuilder wrote:


rear fogs on in clear weather and cars towing in the outside lane) I would happily applaud the plod for tackling with a fixed penalty and three points TBH


Rear Fogs at night time even worse!!!!
  
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