(3) Would it not make an awful lot more sense if the law said something along the lines of "between sunset and sunrise cyclists should be clearly visible to other road users which is almost certain to include lights and reflective materials." The idea that someone with full reflective clothing, in primary with top quality lights could be fined whereas someone hiding in the gutter with barely visible (but legal) lights and a couple of dirty reflectors could not be is very very silly.
The trouble with that is it becomes very subjective, one man's clearly visible may not be the equivalent of another.
I agree though that the law on reflectors doesn't match the reality of cycling. There are alternatives, I have one of these as a rear light for instance (although I didn't buy it because it had a reflector). On the other hand I don't have pedal reflectors (but do have shoes with reflective spots on the back which the legislation wouldn't accept). https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/lights/radbot-1000
The trouble with that is it becomes very subjective, one man's clearly visible may not be the equivalent of another.
I agree though that the law on reflectors doesn't match the reality of cycling. There are alternatives, I have one of these as a rear light for instance (although I didn't buy it because it had a reflector). On the other hand I don't have pedal reflectors (but do have shoes with reflective spots on the back which the legislation wouldn't accept).
https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/lights/radbot-1000