This year, the police previously controlled about 600 Bicycles in Hued. Often, the lighting does not meet the regulations.

Hued almost every fifth this year in controlled hued bike has shortcomings. The reported Make Master Ling, press assistant at the police station Delmenhorst / Oldenburg-Land / Wesermarsch to demand the NWZ. Overall, in 2014 around 600 bikes have been checked. In 110 of them, police officers discovered defects. Master Ling: “These are mainly light deficits.”

But the afternoon and evening, the officials are in use. “In the evening there are mostly commuters, we control,” says Master Ling. be there on bicycles with deficiencies not only children and adolescents, but adults often go.

In the dark winter months in particular the adequate illumination of the wheel is important. However, account must be also the driver’s clothing. Bright clothes, at best equipped with reflective vest, recommend the police. For driving without lights, a fine of at least 20 Euros will be payable by the way. More accidents in connection with cyclists in the autumn could the police in Hued but not yet ascertained.

The Road Traffic Licensing Regulations (SUVs) prescribes how a roadworthy bike looks like: Important are a bright-sounding bell, two independent brakes and two non-slip and screwed tight pedals, which are fitted with two retro-reflectors.

Absence must of course not the right lighting: Prescribed have a white headlight and a red taillight. For good visibility from the side two yellow spoke reflectors or alternatively reflective tape must be mounted on each wheel. A white reflector front, a red reflex reflector and a large little red rear reflector belong to a roadworthy bicycle.

Last year, the Federal Council tipped the dynamo obligation. Since then, headlights and rear lights may only be used as an energy source with a battery with a rated voltage of 6 volts or rechargeable energy storage. Nice Ahrens from bicycle dealers “The monastery spoke” nevertheless recommends a hub dynamo. “Page dynamos act in wet conditions worse,” said the expert, and in battery-powered lights of battery level should be checked regularly. In addition, it must be examined here exactly whether the light was admitted.

In addition to regular checks there in Hued other prevention measures have to start with the youngest road users: road safety training in the form of a diploma pedestrian place, for example the last groups in kindergarten or the first years from. In the 3rd or 4th grade elementary school students with safety vest also attend the bicycle test. Again, stand next to the trail down the road safety in the foreground, reported Master Ling.