On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 7:04:10 PM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 10/14/2014 7:26 PM, �Jones wrote:

On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 17:15:16 -0700 (PDT), in rec.bicycles.tech

jbeattie wrote:



Query if flashers are legal under the UVC. I was looking at the Oregon statutes,

and flashers are prohibited on cars, and I didn't see any exception for bicycles --

although I didn't look closely. I've never seen anyone get a ticket, and flashers

on bikes are ubiquitous.



-- Jay Beattie.



Flashing lights other than turn signals are usually prohibited on

motor vehicles under normal driving conditions in most US states.

Some states (Colorado, for example) prohibit driving with parking

lights; however, I'm sure it's not rigidly enforced. Back in my

college days, I drove a taxicab; when I'd cruise for a fare, I'd turn

on my 4-way flashers. One night, I was pulled over and told to quit

doing that.



OTOH, I frequently see amber flashers on service vehicles like garbage

trucks.



California Vehicle Code Section 670:



A �vehicle� is a device by which any person or property may be

propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved

_exclusively_ by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails

or tracks.



So technically a bicycle is not a vehicle. Hence, any laws related to

equipment on vehicles does not apply to bicycles. A bicycle does not

need a horn, brake lights, etc.

Maybe a bicycle doesn't need those items in California but the law in Ontario, Canada says you have to have them.

Cheers