Originally Posted by
cyclezealot
French law requires motorists to carry reflectorized vests within their cars as standard equiptment to be used during emergencies.. Rental cars companies will provide their customers with vests.. Certainly justification for cyclists to do the same ..
The reflective vest for bikes is mandatory only at dawn and dusk and if you're out of city limits.
Reflective sproket thingy mandatory on both wheels and pedals, as well as front an rear light.
Note that depending on the interpretation of the law, lights should be steady, not blinking, though I've never seen nor heard of anyone getting in trouble for using blinking lights.
Some cities have a "reverse one-way", i.e. bike can go against traffic in one-way roads, provided, the bike lane is there and the mandatory sign post is present at the entrance of the street.
No riding on sidewalks. You should hand push the bike. No bikes on highways or speedways
reagarding bike lanes. There are two types of indication of bike lane: square or round ; both are blue. The round one indicates a mandatory bike lane, while the square one is a recommended bike lane