Hi Viz clothing .... Opinions

[Rossendale Rider]

Right then guys (and Debs),  I certainly got some opinions which is great.  Anyway, back to the very original point of wearing high visibility clothing that looks like police wear.  I've concluded 'who gives a  .  Its not going to stop 93 year old Mrs Moggins or the 126mg/ Polish lorry driver pulling out on me; Citroen Saxo youth might slow down to 52 in the 30s and BMW driving sales rep man might think..knob. But, it just might get the attention of someone who was about to side swipe me!  Here's the offending article:






Evening all

[Lonewolf]

- sex with sheep is an offence ???

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Only if they tell you to stop

[Gonome]

Can't see anything wrong with that except it looks a bit snug, Should accept you are no longer a racing snake and have got a size bigger 

[Rossendale Rider]

 

Good point

[Lonewolf]

It looks a bit tight, have you put weight on since the Cotswolds?   

[Rossendale Rider]

I've been reading loads of Mogster's protein fuelled comments. Plus, I've got my winter gortex on underneath!

Cheek.

[Mogster]

Looks ok that does.... why did you get it from? btw...



and sex with sheepies is only an offence if you aren't wearing the correct Hi Viz wellies....apparently 

[Debs]

As you are all talking about sheep and hi viz I thought I would shae these with you.. 

Due to the latest EU regulations, which came into force 01.04.2010, all sheep which are allowed to roam free within 50 metres of a main road must now wear Hi Vis jackets !

[Rossendale Rider]

Looks ok that does.... why did you get it from? btw...



and sex with sheepies is only an offence if you aren't wearing the correct Hi Viz wellies....apparently 

:whistling:I got it from errr ......a contact!

[lord vader]

Now i know why rossendalerider likes the hi viz so much, its so he can get closer to them sheep with out being noticed.  i am off to buy a hi viz jacket right now, save one of them sheep for me 

[tommytool]

Ermm... Those sheep are all rams! I'm now more worried about who I'm posting to instead of "Saxo Boy" on his mobile on his way to KFC texting his spotty chav chums instead of noticing me turning right!

( I've had a bad day .....  alright!!!!!)

[2kwacks]

Andy..  the double fish and chips and the home made steak and kidney pie and chips plus the beer at the lower lode, as done you no favors

[viper]

still does not sit easy with me, wearing a jacket so people think you are the police, there are plenty of high viz jackets on the market that are not police looking,

forgive me rossendale rider but your jacket choice appears to be a clear attempt to pose as a police officer, you could be vizzed up in a random looking jacket and still have the same safety factor , which im all for.

[Lonewolf]

I've just done a search on Ebay for a similiar Police style top and it threw this back at me......






Actually it's quite snazzy.......I wonder if they do them in my size......

[Rusty]

WOW ! I have been at work for a few days and I come back to this thread !!
RR ... nice jacket, someone says you look "snug" .... I think you need to loose weight ! 
Interesting stuff and a lot of decent comments from Mr Wolf, Mecki, and all of you .... my day to day jacket has bright yellow shoulders and sleeves and about now I put on the "winter" reflective, which is very much like RR's .... mainly to be seen in the winter months and also to keep the winter shit off my nice jacket and also as an extra layer to keep the elements at bay.
Even if you are the brightest thing on the road with extra lights drivers will still pull out on you not because "they didn't see you" it's because THEY DIDNT LOOK and then of course they are not going to see you !
Insurance wriggling was mentioned .... there is no law to say you have to wear a high viz jacket, like The Highway code is ONLY advisory, but it has to help you in the event of a claim if you WERE wearing such stuff... it's just something else the insurance Co will try and beat you with because they don't want to pay out. It just helps. It just makes you a bit more noticeable. It just shows that you care.
We know there are "wanna be" Police riders out there in their jackets and white helmets and reflective panniers and I really don't have a problem with them if that's what they want to do ... they may be seen by many which can only be a good thing.
At the end of the day chaps it's a personal choice, and of course life is full of choices, but the main thing is that we must not forget the basic riding skills and education that we all have at differing levels to keep us safe from harm and enjoy the vey reasons why we became riders in the first place......