"Don Whybrow" wrote in message
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Personally, I would not like to be waiting at a junction on a cold winter
night without lights. The HC requires that you are lit, it does not say
that you should only be lit when moving.

It allows dynamo systems with no standlight - the only thing is you're
supposed to pull over if you're stopped, rather than eg waiting in the
middle of the road.

If I were to use a power generation system on my bike, and to be honest I
do like the idea of getting a dynamo, I would want to fit lights that have
standlight storage. As an alternative one could always put on additional
battery powered lights, but that rather defeats the object.

I've never found it a problem - I've been using dynamo lights for years now,
and I've not had to wait at a junction where the lack of light would be a
problem. Some experience here helps - eg I plan things so as to not actually
stop. If it's busy, normally the traffic is slow enough that no lights isn't
a problem.

YMMV obviously - this post is merely intended as a reassurance that it is
actually fine.

cheers,
clive