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PART 2
Riding At Night, Dusk, Dawn
Section A. Important Safety Information
GT Bicycle Owner’s Manual
continued from previous page . . .
Mountain Biking At Night:
Mountain biking at night is risky. Take the challenges outlined in SECTION C. and add another level of
difficulty and risk. Seeing the terrain is much more difficult at night. Mountain biking at night is only for
skilled mountain bikers, on familiar terrain, with excellent light systems, riding with other skilled
mountain bikers, and riding cautiously.
Adding Lighting:
Reflectors are not a substitute for proper lights. It is your responsibility to equip your bicycle with all
national, state and locally mandated lights.
Riding at dawn, at dusk, at night or at other times of poor visibility without a bicycle lighting system
which meets local and state laws and without reflectors is dangerous and may result in serious injury or
death.
If you ride your bike before dawn or after dusk, your bicycle must be equipped with lights so that you
can see the road and avoid road hazards, and so that others can see you. Traffic laws treat bicycles like
any other vehicle. That means you must have a white front and a red rear light operating if you are
riding after dusk. Your bike dealer can recommend a battery or generator powered lighting system
appropriate to your needs.
Flashing (blinker) and Strobe Lighting
We also strongly urges you to use a flashing light or strobe. All of us at who ride at night or in
conditions of lower visibility use flashers. They can save your life. (Yeah, we know there may be legal
issues with flashers in some areas. They can save your life. Enough said.)
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