Forget the lamps and safety vest are to risk an accident.

At 18h it is already almost night in Tours. At 18h, many cyclists are in town to come home from work, an errand or go out. Pending any forthcoming update of figures it is estimated that 4% of trips are made by bike in Tours chipboard which not count less than 40,000 cyclists per 300 000 inhabitants. The problem: “a significant proportion are not or poorly lit” Fabien is concerned, the Collective Cyclists 37.

Like last year, the association whose objective is the promotion of the city by bike is mobilizing to educate cyclists wear reflective vest “with the change of time there is less brightness, and if a cyclist is not well lit it endangers: a car will see only a few meters, a few dozen meters or so if he has the right equipment, it may see more than 150m “continues to volunteer.

The regulation is clear: a bicycle must have a white light in front and another on the back of his motorbike. He must also have a white front light and a red reflector behind, without forgetting the reflectors on the wheels and pedals. As for the yellow vest, “it is obligatory night open road and I recommend very strongly in town for cyclists who have to travel early in the morning or evening” adds Fabien hope the message is sinking in, as one who is to pay attention to others in flowing “cohabitation is difficult between pedestrians, bikes and cars I remember the rule is respect for the most vulnerable user therefore cars must observe the airlock for.. Bikes before the red lights and cycle double meaning. As for bikes, they should pay attention to pedestrians, especially the people without wearing reflective jacket, not on sidewalks or speed not in pedestrian areas. “