Innanzitutto devo dire quanto mi piace andare in bicicletta nei Paesi Bassi, sia in città che sulle piste ciclabili in campagna: è semplicemente fantastico! (Anche se forse non ci sono abbastanza salite per allenarsi per alcuni tipi di corse più lunghe!)
Un amico mi ha collegato al sito web di Fietserbond che fornisce molte informazioni sulle leggi relative al ciclismo in Paesi Bassi e sulle sanzioni per la violazione di tali leggi. Alcuni link qui sotto.
Mi piace pensare di essere un bravo ciclista rispettoso della legge: ho una bici ben tenuta, ho luci di buona qualità per l’uso dopo il tramonto. Ma leggendoli attentamente, in realtà sto regolarmente infrangendo più regole come indicato di seguito.
Forse semplicemente non capisco il rapporto che hanno gli olandesi con le regole….
Luci
- Ho la luce rossa posteriore lampeggiante
- Ho due luci anteriori montate sul manubrio
- Ho una luce montata sul casco (le regole dicono che tale luce dovrebbe essere sul petto)
Riflettori
Riferimento
- Sito sulle sanzioni per i ciclisti https://www.fietsersbond.nl/wetten-en-regels/boetes-voor-fietsers/
- Regole sulle luci della bicicletta https://www.fietsersbond.nl/de-fiets/onderdelen-accessoires/verlichting/wettelijke-regels-fietsverlichting/
Cycling rules in NL – how strictly applied
byu/ModulatingGravity inthenetherlands
di ModulatingGravity
17 commenti
There is a fine line between breaking the rules and “dat maak ik godverdomme zelf wel uit” that really cant be explained.
When it comes to lights, no one will bat an eye as long as you have proper lights. Dont sweat about it being on the helmet or the chest.
You’ll be fine
If you have any sort of white light on the front and red one on the back, you’ll be fine. Even a cheap €5 clipon will do and they’ll get you past any checkpoints where they sometimes stop and fine people. They very much have other stuff to worry about with bikes so you’re way more than good.
What exactly is your question here?
Rules for lights are pretty well enforced (when it’s dark). Lights need to be “always on”, not flashing — as that’s considered to be dangerous.
The helmet light might be overlooked, but it really depends on who ends up checking you.
A flashing light makes it harder for the driver of another vehicle to judge their closing speed towards you, that’s why they’re not allowed.
If you want a better rear light, get one of those fancy lights that projects a V-shaped “safety zone” on the road behind you.
Flashing lights are annoying as fuck. 3 lamps on your front means people have no idea you’re on a bike at night so you’re making yourself more vulnerable.
Can’t have a blinking light. Just get a regular one
I think the most correct response to this question is “There’s rules?”
Have had any and all combinations of lights only one that ever got me any attention from the police is “none” and all he did was just tell me to make sure they worked or next time he saw it i’d get a fine. (Forgot to turn off my lights before i out the bike away a few days before so they were both dead at the time)
Apart from that never had any trouble. So it can quite depend kn where you are
Just fix your lights. You probably won’t get fined, but those rules exist for your safety.
The biggest crime you are committing is wearing a helmet ^((/s but also not really /s))
These rules exist for a reason. Most come down to the fact that in the dark (when the lights are relevant) the assumption is that the lights are the only thing that other people can see. And that these lights can be used to determine the direction, speed and size/type of vehicle.
Flashing lights are prohibited because it is much more difficult to determine the speed at which the vehicle is going.
A headlamp is prohibited because it turns when your head turns, and is therefore not always pointing to the front of the vehicle (not as applicable to chest-mounted lights).
Multiple lights are probably prohibited to not be confused by some other vehicle, but this is one of the less impactful ones if they’re both close to the center.
More lights do *not* make you more safe. Consistency of how those lights are placed on the vehicle is more important.
Link 2: Het licht mag niet knipperen.
No flashing red light. A lot of people expect a dangerous situation when there is a flashing light, it irritates them. When you irritate other people and it’s not according to the rules, people will let you know.
Rest of the lights, not really a problem unless they are so bright you blind other people with them.
Lights get checked. I’ve been fined for not having my lights on & for biking in a walking zone. Also seen people fined for not having correct lights.
Anyway, this is also about your safety & just being a decent person. Don’t be that dick going around blinding people with your headlamp. Blinking back light is also stupid and dangerous.
I think you’re mostly just not understanding the Dutch. As in, the language. You may have *no* flashing lights, double headlights is only a thing for trikes, your front light should be mounted _or_ on the bike _or_ on your helmet _or_ on your chest.
You absolutely need to have a front and rear light, will get enforced if not (thought that could be anything from a free temporary light to a fine depending on the cop), but that’s it
Rules are in place for your safety, not to have a rule. Rules are well thougt through so lots of dutchies follow them.
If you do not want to cycle safe please think of the paramedics that have to peal your brains of the asphalt in case of an accident.
Easy fix: setup light not to flash, only use one front light, sell the other. Don’t use helmet light, sell it. Much easier and cheaper to follow rules then not, well yeah the rules have been thoroughly thougt of.
It is not just about what might get you a fine, it is also about what is safe and what is not annoying to other road users. A bike light that is basically flashing floodlight, pointed at other people’s eye hight is annoying as fuck in a best case scenario. Now ask yourself if you want to be annoying as fuck or not.