Thursday 1 November 2012

MORE RULES

All countries have rules. But readers of this blog know that I think that Denmark has more than most. And it's just got worse.

As of today, all bicycles have to have front and rear lights that are clearly visible from a distance of 300 metres (which is the same as the legal requirement for cars). Gone are those small, dangly lights that flicker, often pointing at the ground rather than straight ahead. You now have to have big lights properly bolted onto your frame.

Even worse, the penalty for not complying is a solid kr.700 (or roughly £80). So speeding the three kilometers home in the dark from badminton has just become a great deal more risky. I suspect that the police will initially concentrate their efforts in this area in the major cities such as Copenhagen. But you never know.

Walter Blotscher
Posted by Walter Blotscher at 18:19

2 comments:

  1. Joachim Satchwell2 November 2012 at 01:51

    Just buy the damn lights?? They are 150 kr, and they seriously minimize the risk of you getting hit by a car. And they are 100% guaranteed to not get you a 700 kr fine.

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  2. Michael2 November 2012 at 19:24

    I see your commentator, Joachim Satchwell, is quite impatient with your objections to a rule that he sees as sensible, necessary, and quite obvious to anyone with a modicum of common sense,. If it were not for old duffers toodling along with their pencil lights pointing ineffectually every which and that and causing no end of hazards on the country lanes then there would be no need for more rules.. In fact it is people who object to rules for vague and unspecified reasons who create the need for ever more rules taking up the time of the legislature, the police, social workers and nannies when they could all be better employed stewing rhubarb.

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