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> Both the British and the Germans used fire pots to attempt to
> guide enemy bombers away from towns

According to The Unbelievable Truth, carrying lights on a bicycle
after dark only became compulsory during WW2, the British
Goverment hoping to lure enemy bombers away from the blacked-
out cities to target rural cyclists

Joe
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