Is it legal to have an amber flashing light on your clothing?

[rogerzilla]

In addition to the usual lighting, obviously?  Other slow-moving vehicles, skips and traffic cones use them liberally.

One reference suggests vehicles with a top speed of under 25mph can use them.

[RJ]

AIUI, your clothing is not covered by the various lighting regulations, so you can wear what you like.

(Of course, I may have understood wrong)

[Wendy]

More importantly, why would you care?

[Biggsy]

AIUI, your clothing is not covered by the various lighting regulations, so you can wear what you like.

Including blue flashing lights? 

[teethgrinder]

I used to use a Blackburn Mars 3 rear light which had amber diodes at either side. I reckon that when I had it on flash mode, it made people think a bit more before they overtook me. I'm guessing that they associated it with indicator lights. It wouldn't be much good for that though, being about an inch wide.

[RJ]

AIUI, your clothing is not covered by the various lighting regulations, so you can wear what you like.

Including blue flashing lights? 

Dunno.  I guess  anyone foolish to wear one big enough might risk being done for impersonation of a polis car    But I don't think festooning one's self with little blue blinkies is in breach of the cycle lighting regs.

[Biggsy]

Argos, hilariously, were selling flashing blue cycle lights for a while.  I emailed to tell them there were illegal to use, but didn't think of anyone wearing rather than fitting them to a bike.  They could help get you through the traffic jams. 

[RJ]

Hmmm.  Impersonation of a cycle polis?  But still (AFAIK) not a breach of the lighting regs 

[why1040]

Tesco's had little flashy coloured thingies on cords in their cycle shop during the summer (I know this because I bought a yellow one which I then scuppered by getting it caught in the wheel) and one of the colours they had was blue.  They also have blue flashy spoke lights.  I was considering getting them for Geraldine the lovely Pilen as that really would make people sit up and pay attention   

[Mr Larrington]

A couple of years ago I saw a chap with a rear light flashing alternately blue and red.  It immediately made me think "crikey, it's the rozzers" though I doubt very much it was legal.  But if lorry drivers can festoon their cabs with lights of every colour of the rainbow, I doubt anyone will complain about an amber flasher clipped to one's person.

[tiermat]

AIUI, your clothing is not covered by the various lighting regulations, so you can wear what you like.

Including blue flashing lights? 

As some have seen, I occasionally wear a blue flashing light on my back.

It looks like this, so I don't think there is any chance of being mistaken for an officer of the law:

http://www.exelitesafety.com/recreational.html?product=lumipac

[SlowCoach]

As some have seen, I occasionally wear a blue flashing light on my back.

It looks like this, so I don't think there is any chance of being mistaken for an officer of the law:

http://www.exelitesafety.com/recreational.html?product=lumipac

Ok - that's done it Tiermat - I'm going to have to go to the optician and get my eyes tested. I've always taken your illuminated vest thingy as being green, not blue.  [Edit: I should have said turquiose - it's very different from police blue]

I must say that it's most effective - I can spot you from quite some distance away at 3am in the morning...