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* They must have amber pedal reflectors, there is no provision or requirement that takes into account the absurdity of these on recumbents (it's not specified that the reflectors need to point back/front)
The regulation if here
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1796/schedule/20/made
So velomobiles are basically not road legal by the letter of the law? But noone is ever going to enforce such things?
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They're perfectly legal, provided it's only used between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
The construction and use regulations are split between the 2 categories in the title, of which lights and reflectors are in the usage category rather than construction. And the usage restrictions for when they are required are in the regs.
Having 2 independent brakes however is construction.
As another example you can get a motorbike approved for daylight use only, when you mot it you get an advisory note reminding you of the usage restrictions that apply to it.
Pedal reflectors are available for spd and spd-sl so if anyone does try to use that reasoning for not having them it's not going to work but...
If you're in court for that then they've probably arsed up evidence for something else like my mate who got done for dodgy registration plates after the polis discovered the VASCAR had failed... The Jammy bas.
I remember I once read that the difference between Netherlands and English law is that while English law tells you what you're not allowed to do, Netherlands tells you what you are allowed to do... And of course in England/wales very few care about most of the things they're told you're not allowed to do anyway. (similar situation with Scots law and Scotland, NI a tad different...)
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