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All bikes sold in the United States are required to have reflectors on the wheels for reflection to the right and left. Enthusiasts often remove them.
by stevenwoo 9y ago
All bikes sold in the United States are required to have reflectors on the wheels for reflection to the right and left. Enthusiasts often remove them.
- birken 9y agoEven if those in-wheel reflectors are removed, the wheel rims are reflective and the seat post is reflective (at minimum). And additionally there are several things that are way less reflective than a bicycle that you don't want to hit in the middle of the road. Like a deer, or a pothole, or a pedestrian. A bicycle shouldn't need to be covered in reflectors to be safe from getting run over by a car. However anybody who cycles at night (as I do frequently) should wear reflective clothing because the road is full of reckless drivers.
- dwighttk 9y agoI don't think this is true. I would be surprised if there were much federal regulation about bicycles.