{"id":8002,"date":"2022-06-30T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooklynfixedgear.com\/?p=8002"},"modified":"2024-02-05T22:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T03:40:17","slug":"are-bicycle-lights-legally-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooklynfixedgear.com\/law-and-regulations\/are-bicycle-lights-legally-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Lights & Traffic Law: Are Bicycle Lights Legally Required?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Bicycle lights are an excellent way to ensure your safety while cycling at night. But are they required by law?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bicycle lights are required by law in most jurisdictions. This involves riding both during the day and at night. Some reasons for this include improving the visibility of you and other riders at night and lowering the danger of accidents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, you will learn what bicycle lights and reflectors are and whether you need them legally on your bike to stay on the right side of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Editor’s note: This article was updated on June 29, 2022<\/strong>, to include additional information about bike lights and the law.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before learning about whether bike lights are required by law, let’s first understand what bicycle lights are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are bicycle lights?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bike lights are small, compact lights that are specifically made to be mounted on your bike. <\/strong>They can help you be noticed by traffic and see where you’re going on the road, route, or trail when riding in low light or after dark. Front bike lights<\/a> are white, just like car headlights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n