17-11-2007, 19:00
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Re: Lights on bikes.
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Originally Posted by MUMMIBOO
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I admit that it was well over a year since I found myself in Halfords but at that time none of the bikes on display had bells. However the salesperson was offering to put a bell on if the customer wanted him to. For a fee of course.
Do you know the difference between present and future tense?
Your original quote:
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Dont you think its strange how its illegal for a bike to be sold without a BELL!
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That is wrong. It is not illegal to sell a bike without a bell. Not yet!
Quote from the Telegraph, the link for which you so thoughtfully supplied:
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Labour plans to bring in new laws requiring every bicycle to have a bell …..
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That makes you wrong.
Having said all that it used to be a legal requirement for all bikes to have a bell or horn, if ridden on the public highway.
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