Bicycle bells

Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if they are
being used on public roads?

"Mr. Benn" wrote in message
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Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if they
are being used on public roads?

Yes and no, Its a requirement that they be fited with an audible warning
device , so could be a bell , a horn, or something like it.

"Mr. Benn" wrote in message
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Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if they
are being used on public roads?

No.

It is a requirement that new bikes are fitted with a bell when sold but
there is no requirement to keep the bell on the bike.

On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:29:38 -0000, Mr. Benn wrote:
Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if
they are being used on public roads?

No.

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On 31/01/2012 10:29, Mr. Benn wrote:
Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if they
are being used on public roads?


http://www.bikehub.co.uk/featured-ar...g-and-the-law/


LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BIKES
The main law for bikes is currently BS6102, soon to be superseded by new
CEN standards, but this is for retail use only ie bikes must meet those
minimum standards at the point of sale. Bikes ridden at night need front
and rear lights, flashing or steady.

At night a bicycle must also be fitted with a red rear reflector (and
amber pedal reflectors, if manufactured after 1/10/85, see below).

At the point of sale (ie shops) bikes now have to come fitted with bells
but there’s no legal requirement for them to be fitted to bicycles no
longer on shop display.

The Highway Code does not stipulate that bells must be used. It states:
“Be considerate of other road users, particularly blind and partially
sighted pedestrians. Let them know you are there when necessary, for
example by ringing your bell.”

Another ‘audible warning device’ is the human voice: a polite ‘excuse
me’ can often come across as a lot less aggressive than the apparently
insistent tinkling of a bell. However, ‘angry of Tunbridge Wells’ type
letters to newspapers continue to insist that cyclists – from
church-hopping old maids to downhill mountain-bikers – ought to use
bells, despite the fact their use often scares the bejesus out of
pedestrians.

On the Continent, the use of bells is more widespread and pedestrians do
not leap out of their skin when they hear a bicycle bell behind them.
Perhaps, in time, the use of bicycle bells in the UK will once again
mean cyclist approaching, please don’t move to the side rather than oi,
cyclist coming, get out of my way."


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Kev


Be who you are and say what you feel because those
who mind don't matter and those who matter don't
mind.

- Dr. Seuss

On 31/01/2012 11:35, Ian Smith wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:29:38 -0000, Mr. wrote:
Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if
they are being used on public roads?

No.



Well Yes, in NI & IOM

Jeff

On Jan 31, 10:29*am, "Mr. Benn" wrote:
Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if they are
being used on public roads?

This isn't how I remember that knock-knock joke starting!

On Jan 31, 12:12*pm, "5th Horseman of the Apocalypse!"
wrote:
On Jan 31, 10:29*am, "Mr. Benn" wrote:

Is it a legal requirement for bicycles to be fitted with a bell if they are
being used on public roads?

This isn't how I remember that knock-knock joke starting!

Isabel was from 50 years ago at least.
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Simon Maso

On Jan 31, 11:36*am, "Ret." wrote:

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On the Continent, the use of bells is more widespread and pedestrians do
not leap out of their skin when they hear a bicycle bell behind them.

I have heard of this happening, but can't remember noticing it
myself. Someone once told me it's because in some countries (Germany
was the example), the sound of the bell states "I am about to crash
into you". Can anyone confirm / deny this

On Jan 31, 1:27*pm, al Mossah wrote:
On the Continent, the use of bells is more widespread and pedestrians do

not leap out of their skin when they hear a bicycle bell behind them.

I have heard of this happening, but can't remember noticing it
myself. *Someone once told me it's because in some countries (Germany
was the example), the sound of the bell states "I am about to crash
into you". *Can anyone confirm / deny this

In Holland if you are walking in a cycle lane, a cyclist will ring
their bell, shout "Godverdomme" under their breath and frantically
pedal backwards.

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Simon Mason