POLITE Notice, Think Bike
Discussion
Nanook said:
Riley Blue said:
I'd be so embarrassed having people think that the police force I worked for bought mis-spelt clothing.
No has ever looked at one of those shirts and thought "They must be real police, but someone has mis-spelt it on their clothing".Ever.
rxe said:
J4CKO said:
Past motorcycles ?
Must be a fast car, or do you mean cyclists ?
And do you mean you feel inclined to use your car to try to scare a vulnerable road user because they have an ill advised tabbard on ?
Whatever a cyclist is doing, or pedestrians for that matter, I just get round them and give them a wide berth, I dont use my car to teach them a lesson as I am in control of two tonnes of metal and if I do, if I get seen by the Police, I will be taught a lesson.
Nice bit of extrapolation there. You'll note that I used the word safely, and as someone who used to do several hundred miles a week on a bike, I know exactly what safely means. Must be a fast car, or do you mean cyclists ?
And do you mean you feel inclined to use your car to try to scare a vulnerable road user because they have an ill advised tabbard on ?
Whatever a cyclist is doing, or pedestrians for that matter, I just get round them and give them a wide berth, I dont use my car to teach them a lesson as I am in control of two tonnes of metal and if I do, if I get seen by the Police, I will be taught a lesson.
Once you've got past them, you can chose to knock the car down a few gears and carry on, or wind it to the red line in second. If they are wearing such vests, I tend to do the latter. Having ridden with such people, I know exactly the sort of tutting that will ensue.
Dangerous?- Not in the slightest
Childish? Guilty as charged.
There used to be a pair of these idiots near my town. They'd frequently be out 'on patrol' like a pair of chummy chums. They rode modern scooters which had battenburg striping and extra head lights. Utter cocksockets, the pair of them, lol.
I haven't seen them lately so hopefully something made them have a rethink.
I haven't seen them lately so hopefully something made them have a rethink.
Ean218 said:
No, they're tits. Just like horse riders who wear similar.
There is nothing polite about pretending you are something which you're not.
I ride and would never wear that, yes hi vis is good but police imitation isn't. I've seen riders wear hi vis but not turn their headlamp on when riding!!There is nothing polite about pretending you are something which you're not.
To those who are claiming that individuals wearing the 'POLITE' vest aren't doing so due to the fact that at first glance the word 'POLITE' is easily mistaken for the word 'POLICE'...
If it weren't for that similarity, why would they be wearing a vest with 'POLITE' written across it? Does this word have some other meaning of which I am unaware?
I know there is other text under the word 'POLITE' but why, if you were designing a vest which was intended to convey a friendly request that motorists should pass wide and slow or treat them with special care, would you put the first word of that message in text which is twice as large as the rest of the text, centrally justified across the back of the garment, in a fashion very similar to a 'POLICE' bib, if that first word on it's own has no particular significance to the message and meant less than nothing unless the much smaller text below is read at the same time?
As others have said, I instantly think that it's a bit sad that they're obviously pretending to be police for kicks just to s
t people up. Bad drivers are prone to panicking when they see a police officer / car and doing stupid st / getting distracted buy it even if they weren't doing anything wrong in the first place. Personally, I go by them in the same way I would any other only I think more negatively of them. If a friend started using one it'd honestly be cause for me to re-assess them.
If it weren't for that similarity, why would they be wearing a vest with 'POLITE' written across it? Does this word have some other meaning of which I am unaware?
I know there is other text under the word 'POLITE' but why, if you were designing a vest which was intended to convey a friendly request that motorists should pass wide and slow or treat them with special care, would you put the first word of that message in text which is twice as large as the rest of the text, centrally justified across the back of the garment, in a fashion very similar to a 'POLICE' bib, if that first word on it's own has no particular significance to the message and meant less than nothing unless the much smaller text below is read at the same time?
As others have said, I instantly think that it's a bit sad that they're obviously pretending to be police for kicks just to s
t people up. Bad drivers are prone to panicking when they see a police officer / car and doing stupid st / getting distracted buy it even if they weren't doing anything wrong in the first place. Personally, I go by them in the same way I would any other only I think more negatively of them. If a friend started using one it'd honestly be cause for me to re-assess them. 
HustleRussell said:
To those who are claiming that individuals wearing the 'POLITE' vest aren't doing so due to the fact that at first glance the word 'POLITE' is easily mistaken for the word 'POLICE'...
If it weren't for that similarity, why would they be wearing a vest with 'POLITE' written across it? Does this word have some other meaning of which I am unaware?
I know there is other text under the word 'POLITE' but why, if you were designing a vest which was intended to convey a friendly request that motorists should pass wide and slow or treat them with special care, would you put the first word of that message in text which is twice as large as the rest of the text, centrally justified across the back of the garment, in a fashion very similar to a 'POLICE' bib, if that first word on it's own has no particular significance to the message and meant less than nothing unless the much smaller text below is read at the same time?
As others have said, I instantly think that it's a bit sad that they're obviously pretending to be police for kicks just to st people up. Bad drivers are prone to panicking when they see a police officer / car and doing stupid st / getting distracted buy it even if they weren't doing anything wrong in the first place. Personally, I go by them in the same way I would any other only I think more negatively of them. If a friend started using one it'd honestly be cause for me to re-assess them.
They aren't pretending to be police.If it weren't for that similarity, why would they be wearing a vest with 'POLITE' written across it? Does this word have some other meaning of which I am unaware?
I know there is other text under the word 'POLITE' but why, if you were designing a vest which was intended to convey a friendly request that motorists should pass wide and slow or treat them with special care, would you put the first word of that message in text which is twice as large as the rest of the text, centrally justified across the back of the garment, in a fashion very similar to a 'POLICE' bib, if that first word on it's own has no particular significance to the message and meant less than nothing unless the much smaller text below is read at the same time?
As others have said, I instantly think that it's a bit sad that they're obviously pretending to be police for kicks just to s
t people up. Bad drivers are prone to panicking when they see a police officer / car and doing stupid st / getting distracted buy it even if they weren't doing anything wrong in the first place. Personally, I go by them in the same way I would any other only I think more negatively of them. If a friend started using one it'd honestly be cause for me to re-assess them. The idea, as far as I can tell, is to warn drivers of their presence and ensure that they drive cautiously around them.
Now, for 99% of drivers, the sight of a hi-vis vest is enough to achieve this. However, there's still a considerable number of d
heads on the road, who would see a high vis-vest and not take any notice of it. So they use the word "POLITE" because at a glance, it obviously looks like the word "POLICE" and is something that those sorts of people would take notice of.
I don't really see the problem. It designed purely as a method to catch the attention of drivers who might already be likely to ignore a high-vis and make them think twice about roaring past. It's not like they are actually pretending to be a police officer and attempting to dish out SP30s
1Addicted said:
I've seen a few riders with these now, and just wondered what other people's take is on them.
Hi-vis is always a good idea if you're trying to mitigate somewhat the occurrences of dimwit drivers missing you approaching, but this design is clearly to imitate a Police Motorcyclist.
I'm not so sure about it, especially since the rider's that I have seen were vigilante types on tourer type bikes, glaring in people's windows when passing if the driver happened to have a lapse in judgement at a junction. That comes across as intimidating but I suppose on the flip side it might make the driver think harder next time, after their ar$e stopped clenching once realising it wasn't the Police.
Come on, flame me!
29 months and you've never seen a thread about this before?Hi-vis is always a good idea if you're trying to mitigate somewhat the occurrences of dimwit drivers missing you approaching, but this design is clearly to imitate a Police Motorcyclist.
I'm not so sure about it, especially since the rider's that I have seen were vigilante types on tourer type bikes, glaring in people's windows when passing if the driver happened to have a lapse in judgement at a junction. That comes across as intimidating but I suppose on the flip side it might make the driver think harder next time, after their ar$e stopped clenching once realising it wasn't the Police.
Come on, flame me!
HustleRussell said:
Conscript said:
They aren't pretending to be police.
Conscript said:
they use the word "POLITE" because at a glance, it obviously looks like the word "POLICE"
Pretending to be a police officer would involve writing the word "POLICE" on your vest.
Writing a word intentionally so that at a distance it LOOKS like it says police is quite clearly intended purely as an attention-catching mechanic. I'm sure people wearing these vests don't genuinely believe people think they are police officers for more than a few seconds as they approach - but if that few seconds is enough to make them think, then slow down a little, then surely it's serves a valid safety purpose?
Obviously, as I said, for 99% of drivers this shouldn't be a problem as the presence of someone sitting on a horse or bike in a high vis should be enough anyway. It's just an attempt to catch out the 1% who are arrogant enough that the only thing that might cause them to slow down is the threat of a police officer being present.
I wouldn't wear one myself, but I can see what they are trying to achieve. It's amazing how angry they make people, but when you consider it in the above terms, it really is quite innocent.
Edited by Conscript on Thursday 25th August 14:08
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