Kids on bikes in the dark without lights!

[TGTiff]

Just nearly run over a kid who came out of a car park entrance on the wrong side of the road. Dressed all in black with no lights.
I had a fleating glimpse of something, braked hard... if I had been going any faster he would have been under the wheels of the car.
He cannot even have looked...
I am properly shook up!!
When will they learn?

[Inline5]

Probably never,unfortunately. Glad you missed em

[TGTiff]

So am I.
Thank God!

[FMOB]

Good effort stopping in time.

If you know who the parents are it is worth a polite conversation so they know what happened, nothing worse than a police visit with that sort of bad news.

Now you know there are kids with no lights on their bikes be double/triple observant as you will be at fault and probably prosecuted if there is an accident.

[Smint]

Not just kids, the fashion for all black clothes among the unimaginative/clones whether wobbling along on an unlit bike/scooter or mincing across the road without looking among young alleged adults is now normal.
Presumably its for such walking/riding statistics-in-waiting that 20mph limits have arrived, along with radar controlled AEBS so the car can 'see' the otherwise unseen.

[TGTiff]

So am I.
Thank God!

[TGTiff]

I don't know the kids at all.
It was in the middle of town.
I blame the parents for letting their kids out on bikes at night with no lights and no road craft!
It is also a switch to dark nights now the clocks have gone back!!!!

[Rich Boy Spanner]

Especially now that you can get LED lights that charge up via USB. Same all over though, black bike, black outfit, black balaclava, no lights.

[Whistle]

Just had much the same experience, kid on an electric scooter through the middle of a large junction wile my lights were on green. Seen him last minute and managed to stop.

Dark and raining, all dressed in black with no lights.

I doubt he will see the winter though acting like that.

[Alex Z]

Kids have been riding without lights in the dark since bikes were invented, and will continue to do so forever.

[Indecision]

Come to Cambridge - it’s not just the kids!

[Arrivalist]

Alex Z said:

Kids have been riding without lights in the dark since bikes were invented, and will continue to do so forever.

Or until they get run over. Seen too many to not think that the law of averages will catch up with some of them.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Rich Boy Spanner said:

Especially now that you can get LED lights that charge up via USB. Same all over though, black bike, black outfit, black balaclava, no lights.

Crazy. Bike lights used to cost a packet in batteries. Now you can get a set of USB rechargeable LEDs for under a fiver. No excuse. I run lights on my bike day and night. Why wouldn't you?

[miniman]

We used to ride without lights because the batteries for these cost £4 and lasted 7 minutes

[Ilovejapcrap]

Only the other day I was thinking this needs a law passing. It's adults with no lights I find truly astonishing

[MC Bodge]

Ilovejapcrap said:

Only the other day I was thinking this needs a law passing. It's adults with no lights I find truly astonishing

How will a new law help?

[Jimjimhim]

Alex Z said:

Kids have been riding without lights in the dark since bikes were invented, and will continue to do so forever.

This.

[Super Sonic]

Ilovejapcrap said:

Only the other day I was thinking this needs a law passing. It's adults with no lights I find truly astonishing

HC rules 60

[MadCaptainJack]

Ilovejapcrap said:

Only the other day I was thinking this needs a law passing.

The law already exists (The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989). Just needs enforcing.

[Richard-D]

Yes they're in the wrong. Rules already exist and don't need adding to. We all know they shouldn't be doing it but despite this, in a modern car with decent headlights (which they all have) you should have no trouble avoiding them if you're paying attention. It's frustrating but has absolutely no impact on you in any way.

The police will pick up the adults and the kids will eventually grow up. It's wrong but a complete non issue.