>>1035729Well you haven't said where you live so I have no idea. Check your local laws.
The fact that you said "pavement" makes me think you're a Brit like me.
In which case here are our laws:
- It's illegal to cycle on the pavement. Stop doing that, you fucking moron.
- It's illegal to cycle without working lights (front and back) after dark. Even if the road is "well-lit", it doesn't matter.
- Helmets are your choice. No law there.
I've been stopped for both of the top two things, especially the lights one. Expect to get stopped, maybe fined, if you keep doing them.
The only time you can cycle on a pavement is if it's a designated cycle path.
This will be clear with a BLUE sign, with a white bicycle inside it (see pic).
Also, wherever you see a white and red sign with a bike (despite no line through it - see pic as well), that means NO cycling.
Yes that's right, it doesn't need a line through it. Yes, it's illogical. Don't ask me.
So stop cycling on the FUCKING pavement you fucking moron, you are giving cyclists a bad name. Get on the fucking road like the rest of us.
And yes, you need lights if you are cycling after dark, no matter how well-lit the roads are.
