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Pedestrians travelling on the hard shoulder of roads outside built-up areas: when must they use an approved light or reflective element?

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When weather conditions considerably reduce visibility.

Pedestrians travelling on the carriageway or hard shoulder of a road outside a built-up area, between sunset and sunrise or in weather or environmental conditions that considerably reduce visibility, must carry an approved luminous or retroreflective element that is visible from a minimum distance of 150 metres.

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  • When weather conditions considerably reduce visibility.

  • When the hard shoulder is less than 1.5 metres wide, both day and night.

  • Whenever they travel on the hard shoulder, both day and night.

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