0 a red light at the back of a road vehicle that makes it possible for the vehicle to be seen in the dark --
It is no argument to say that the motor-car has a rear light, because that is the overtaking vehicle.
During the war three other requirements were made of cyclists: a rear light, a reflector and a white mudguard.
It is grotesque to pretend that the bulk of cyclists on the roads to-day have a rear light on.
One example is the conviction on several occasions for not having a rear light on a pedal cycle.
I am perfectly aware of that but, of course, the operative thing in a rear light on a bicycle is the battery.
As the law will stand, those are offences for gain, because there is undoubtedly a pecuniary advantage in not having or replacing a rear light.
It would not cost more than number plates and a rear light.
The truth is that there are certain conditions in which the cyclist is absolutely invisible to the motorist if he is without a rear light.
