text: Denmark – All bicycles are required to have working brakes on both wheels, reflectors, and bells.
  France – Bicycles must have two brakes, two lights, numerous reflectors, and a bell to be approved for road traffic. The laws are rarely enforced, however, and all kinds of unapproved bicycles are common.
  Germany – All bicycles are required to have working brakes on both wheels, reflectors, and bells. A local court in Bonn accepted that the fixed-gear mechanism was a suitable back brake, but high-profile crackdowns specifically targeted fixed-gear bicycles in Berlin in an attempt to control what police described as a "dangerous trend"
  Hungary – All bicycles are required to be equipped with two independent sets of brakes. Front and rear lamps, reflectors and a bell are also required.
  Italy – All bicycles must have tires, two independent sets of brakes, a bell, a front white lamp, a rear red lamp and reflector, and amber reflectors on pedals and sides. However, these regulations are rarely enforced.
  Korea  - Brakeless bicycles are illegal in the Republic of Korea. Both front and rear brakes are required to ride a bike in public.
  Netherlands – All bicycles are required to have an adequate brake system.