The wearing of Hoodies when driving legal?
The wearing of Hoodies when driving legal?
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Nuttah

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566 posts

195 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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On my way home from work tonight a 5 series bmw pulled up along side me at the lights and both the driver and passenger where wearing hoodies with the hoods up, looked rather shady to me is this legal to do?

martin84

5,366 posts

176 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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Well its in the highway code to not wear sunglasses while driving at night. Theres also laws on not blocking the vision out of your vehicle etc but i dont think theres anything to stop you wearing a hoodie while driving. Not yet anyway. In about ten years the highway code will have a specific section for the Saxo-modders 'ear me now u not wear dat hood while drivin innit'.

JulianHJ

8,859 posts

285 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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No law against it.

Magic919

14,174 posts

224 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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Were they also using headphones?

pops and bangs

674 posts

180 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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I see idiots like that all the time round here, they then wonder why they get pulled up by the police...rolleyes

twazzock

1,930 posts

192 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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pops and bangs said:
I see idiots like that all the time round here, they then wonder why they get pulled up by the police...rolleyes
Fashion police?

pops and bangs

674 posts

180 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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twazzock said:
Fashion police?
No the REAL police.

Most of the people that have their hoods up usually drive one handed, a bit like this


pops and bangs

674 posts

180 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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martin84 said:
Well its in the highway code to not wear sunglasses while driving at night.
I do wonder why people wear sunglasses at night, and even in nightclubs, it isn't "cool". You look like a prick laugh

Silent1

19,762 posts

258 months

Saturday 30th July 2011
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Nuttah said:
On my way home from work tonight a 5 series bmw pulled up along side me at the lights and both the driver and passenger where wearing hoodies with the hoods up, looked rather shady to me is this legal to do?
For a 22 year old you don't half spend your time on here either telling people to stop whinging/shut-up or you yourself are whinging about people.

Have you thought about perhaps not being so bloody provocative and just get on with your own life?

8vFTW

415 posts

176 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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If a muslim woman can drive around in a full on post box burka I seen no reason why someone couldn't drive around in a hoodie with the hood up.

Of course it's going to reduce visibility, but that is a entirely different debate.

martin84

5,366 posts

176 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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Well sikh's are still allowed to ride a motorcycle without a crash helmet which i think proves any exemptions are not given under safety grounds whatsoever.

ClintonB

4,754 posts

236 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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Nuttah said:
On my way home from work tonight a 5 series bmw pulled up along side me at the lights and both the driver and passenger where wearing hoodies with the hoods up, looked rather shady to me is this legal to do?
Why?

mrmr96

13,736 posts

227 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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It's proabably precisely as legal as it is to drive in a bhurka.

sebhaque

6,534 posts

204 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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I've done it once or twice on the way back from friends or partners houses, I sometimes get a bit self conscious when I've left the roof off and would rather look like a chav than a bedraggled scab. Not been pulled over yet although you can almost feel the hate at the traffic lights.

getawayturtle

3,560 posts

197 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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I've done this a few times, people move out of the way if they think some twocker is behind them. hehe

Although I was wearing it because I was very cold and the heating in my car was broken.

Mr Dave

3,233 posts

218 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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Was probably me smile

Well not really but I was out with a mate, both wearing hoods up looking dodgy as possible in my BMW. Pure Gangster for respect innit.

edited to add: its always better when someone looks intimidated for us to roll down the window and have some completely rediculous song playing. George Michales "last christmas2 is always good in the middle of summer.

Corpulent Tosser

5,468 posts

268 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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One to add to my list, I am generally wary of anyone driving wearing headgear of any kind, whether it be baseball cap, right or wrong way round, or as sometimes seen at a daft angle, flat cap, trilby, and now hoodie has been added, I would certainly perceive such a driver as one to watch carefully.


crolandc

290 posts

219 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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Corpulent Tosser said:
One to add to my list, I am generally wary of anyone driving wearing headgear of any kind, whether it be baseball cap, right or wrong way round, or as sometimes seen at a daft angle, flat cap, trilby, and now hoodie has been added, I would certainly perceive such a driver as one to watch carefully.
laugh

MagicalTrevor

6,481 posts

252 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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Mr Dave said:
edited to add: its always better when someone looks intimidated for us to roll down the window and have some completely rediculous song playing. George Michales "last christmas2 is always good in the middle of summer.
That made me laugh as I suspect I'm probably the only owner of my 172 that has ever tuned the stereo to Radio 2 & Radio 4. I don't do it for a reaction but people probably don't expect it when I pull up at the lights biggrin

Pints

18,450 posts

217 months

Sunday 31st July 2011
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Corpulent Tosser said:
One to add to my list, I am generally wary of anyone driving wearing headgear of any kind, whether it be baseball cap, right or wrong way round, or as sometimes seen at a daft angle, flat cap, trilby, and now hoodie has been added, I would certainly perceive such a driver as one to watch carefully.
Bald head + convertible + sunny skies = absolute necessity for headgear

I keep a snazzy selection of cranium coverings in the car for just such an eventuality