POLITE - Hi-Vis Vest

[AH33]

Im gonna get one on my car

[epom]

Fleegle said:

Here's a thought.... (brought on by a few pints of 4.8 IPA)

Get along side the wearer of these vests and stare into their eyes......

........keep their speed......

.....don't drop eye contact......

........keep their speed............


............remain eye contact...........

........IMPORANT...........


.........keep their speed.........

......and remain eye contact..........



this should go on for at least a minute. Do not feel you are giving in to their request of being polite. More the thought that you are giving to them being noticed.....but a bit too much .....in a 'HERE'S JONNY' sort of way

What about looking where you are going ??? :-) sounds great other than that.

[graeme4130]

The thing that bothers me about them (apart from the fact they look ste) is that when a motorist sees a bike with a Polite coat on and craps their pants and slows down, but then realises it was just a knobber pretending to be a copper, how are they then likely to treat other motorcyclists ?
They rile me almost as much as the people that wear head cams and antagonise motorists just to get a youtube video out of someone hurling abuse at them

[Mr2Mike]

Crossflow Kid said:

Thing is, Poncharello was focusing so much on fooling cars out of his way in order to make three-figure progress, he failed to use his mirrors at any point, especially the bit where he cut from lane 3 to 1 without signalling or even glancing left.

Having a copper pull him over for speeding would have been the ultimate schadenfreude.

[anonymous-user]

Mr2Mike said:

Crossflow Kid said:

Thing is, Poncharello was focusing so much on fooling cars out of his way in order to make three-figure progress, he failed to use his mirrors at any point, especially the bit where he cut from lane 3 to 1 without signalling or even glancing left.

Having a copper pull him over for speeding would have been the ultimate schadenfreude.

Indeed. They could've debriefed him on his st "I own the road" riding style too.
I suspect he had fallen for his own bullst and thought that no one could possibly encroach on his road space, I mean he looks like a policeman and no one ever overtakes a copper, do they, so why bother even looking?...well, except that obtuse tt on a Triumph who not only spotted quite early on that he was a politeman not a policeman, but also understands that when travelling on a motorway one should keep to the left unless overtaking.

[moanthebairns]

ilovequo said:

free country - who cares!

It's really not.

[anonymous-user]

Saw a new one today.
No "Polite" message......just the word "Polite" on its own.
Knob.

[Vroom101]

I'm not a biker (don't hate me - I just reckon I'm too bloody clumsy to stay upright on a bike ). I've seen plenty of these vest wearing plonkers, and I've got to say I've never been 'fooled' by one. By the time they've gone past, the POLITE wording is irrelevant anyway as you can't see it from the front. Besides, the Plod on bikes here in Essex all seem to wear full hi-viz jackets anyway.

Last time I saw one of theses vests, I had a thought - if the wording was changed to read

PLEASE
CHECK
YOUR
BLIND
SPOTS

I reckon there wouldn't be half as much animosity towards these numpties. I think it's the use of the word POLITE that gets people's backs up. Gives the impression that the rider is a snotty, sanctimonious prat that thinks they know better than everyone else.


Awaits the flaming

[768]

Vroom101 said:

I think it's the use of the word POLITE that gets people's backs up.

Of course it is, it's the intention to deceive, however ineffective.

[hman]

One I saw the other day had

"PIANIST"

[Jazoli]

They should just change them so it reads , problem solved.

[NDA]

FartKong said:

As said above many times, the type of person who wears these is a first class bellend. We've got a couple here at work and surprise surprise they're in health and safety.

Glad to read that the majority of bikers think this way.

There's a bloke who occasionally turns up at my local dressed as a Politeman - the bike, the outfit, everything. Utter cock. 'Couldn't get in the Police then?' is the normal comment.

[Birky_41]

I love my Hi Vis...I wear it every day

SAFETY FIRST!

[CaptainSlow]

Birky_41 said:

I love my Hi Vis...I wear it every day

SAFETY FIRST!

I like the magic mirror!!

[Countdown]

768 said:

Vroom101 said:

I think it's the use of the word POLITE that gets people's backs up.

Of course it is, it's the intention to deceive, however ineffective.

AFAICS the only people whose "backs" are up would be those who were speeding or driving in any other way that would get them stopped by the Police. They see somebody who looks like BiB and they panic-stop, and then get irritated because they've been "conned".

Don't drive/ride like a throbber and you won't need to panic.

[cmaguire]

Countdown said:

768 said:

Vroom101 said:

I think it's the use of the word POLITE that gets people's backs up.

Of course it is, it's the intention to deceive, however ineffective.

AFAICS the only people whose "backs" are up would be those who were speeding or driving in any other way that would get them stopped by the Police. They see somebody who looks like BiB and they panic-stop, and then get irritated because they've been "conned".

Don't drive/ride like a throbber and you won't need to panic.

How predictable from you.

[cmaguire]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I have doubts that he actually wears it out though.
I want evidence, just like Loon/Gavia.

[Birky_41]

cmaguire said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I have doubts that he actually wears it out though.
I want evidence, just like Loon/Gavia.

I'll have to dig some pictures from my PC when I did Nurburgring. I wore it loads out there. Im sure the French & Germans loved it...or maybe not

And the best bit...I couldnt give a f*ck

[768]

Countdown said:

768 said:

Vroom101 said:

I think it's the use of the word POLITE that gets people's backs up.

Of course it is, it's the intention to deceive, however ineffective.

AFAICS ...

About the end of your nose then.

[Birky_41]

Countdown said:

768 said:

Vroom101 said:

I think it's the use of the word POLITE that gets people's backs up.

Of course it is, it's the intention to deceive, however ineffective.

AFAICS the only people whose "backs" are up would be those who were speeding or driving in any other way that would get them stopped by the Police. They see somebody who looks like BiB and they panic-stop, and then get irritated because they've been "conned".

Don't drive/ride like a throbber and you won't need to panic.

Wait wait wait haha I just see this. Im not great with forum lingo but just got this

You melt. Go buy a Prius.