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Is there any legislation that limits the lights that can be used on a bike in terms of maximum output?
I was finding my 205 lumen dynamo to be perfectly good for being seen but not particular great at seeing pot holes, so last year I added a 1,500 lumen Lumicycle mountain bike lamp, with a 12' beam aimed about 5m > 10m in front of the bike.
That was good, but now that Chiswick has so many lights out of action, and as parts of Hounslow are moving to "moonlight LEDs" for street lighting I also want to see farther down the road.
So I dug out my older 6' beam Lumicycle lamp and fitted that too also aimed 10m ahead.
I'm currently commuting with over 3,200 lumens and it's wonderful.
Not a car turns out in front of me.
Not a single pedestrian steps out.
Vehicles in a queue of traffic turn slightly out of my path.
It's bliss.
But... is there anything that prohibits a push bike from having such an insane amount of lighting?
I feel like a mod with 3 powerful lights on the bike:
