Running without lights?

[madandy]

Sounds like there is not much defensive riding done in NZ anymore - just rely on your lights and everyone will see you.

There was a daytime WoF available a few years ago - was meant for farmers and competition vehicles.But too many people abused the right and it was removed.Your bike might be listed as not requiring indicators Nordie.....but come to the crunch and I don't think it will pass.Too many other rules over ride it.

I offer that using the headlight is part of a defensive riding strategy. Ya still have to watch every other motorist.

[motorbyclist]

just heading home at 11pm tonight a came across two motorists who had only turned on their park/fog lights to illuminate their dashboard but had failed to turn their headlights on and hadn't noticed!

then there was another one who clearly thought it was cool to disable your brake lights (or let both bulbs blow) and leave your reversing lights on permanently, giving everyone behind you a confusing array of red and bright white lights and no indication of you braking...

[awayatc]

Here in the UK we can get a daytime MOT (our version of wof)
Basically you can legally ride on the road with out any lights fitted
(no headlight, tail light, brake light or indicators). the only legal stipulation is that
a continuous sounding horn must be fitted (so no push bike rubber honk honk jobbies)
I dont ride at night very often, if ever and was wondering if its possible to do the same in nz,
i would like to remove all lights and fit race bodywork but will it get a wof and will it be legal?
cheers
col

I come from Europe, and am used to drive/ride on the right hand side of the road.
I to am wondering if it would be possible to do the same in NZ... and get an exemption or so....

[colsan1]

Ha ha ha ha ha. . . . . . . . . not funny

[Padmei]

I come from Europe, and am used to drive/ride on the right hand side of the road.
I to am wondering if it would be possible to do the same in NZ... and get an exemption or so....

You don't need an exemption for that sometimes I spend most of my rides o\ver there. Gets a bit crowded sometimes but we work it ourt

[Rogue]

Dont mind riding during the day with my headlights on
But you will never get me to wear a hi viz
Have you guys/girls that wear them seen yourself you look like
They dont make FA of a differance on the open road. Always see the lights though.

By the way there are a few useless drivers/riders out there on NZ roads but Im sure there is not as many as you have read in the posts.I clock up 100km a day riding to and from work and have gone for days without seeing any useless driver/riders.
These guys are only trying to wind you up or all the useless drivers/riders are in their area. If its the latter please let it remain so

By the way I am sure you can still register for the road and not require a WOF eg quads-farmbikes-farm vehicles etc there are conditions but cant remember them at the mo

[motorbyclist]

By the way there are a few useless drivers/riders out there on NZ roads but Im sure there is not as many as you have read in the posts.I clock up 100km a day riding to and from work and have gone for days without seeing any useless driver/riders.
These guys are only trying to wind you up or all the useless drivers/riders are in their area. If its the latter please let it remain so

heck just this morning i was driving my *bright purple* car, headlights on due to the rain (now ended), i'm headed down a main road. A car pulls up from a sidestreet to turn left. she waits, looks straight at me, waits some more, then right at the last minute pulls out and not keeping left, right across the lane like she wanted my bonnet going through her driver side door. slam horn, slam brakes, swerve into median. she gives the usual "oh shit" look out the window when i hit my horn about a metre from her door.

similar thing happened on thursday arvo, except i was on the bike and they were turning right. weird thing was i had a gut feeling something was about to happen a good 50m back down the road....

doesn't seem to matter what or how you're driving there IS some real idiots out there, the the elderly/holden/4WD/asian stereotypes do seem to hold true alot of the time too...

assume all of them to be a pack of retards, and you'll be ok.