Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
Don't you oppress me.I'd arrest you for wearing hi-viz. Full Stop !
Don't you oppress me.I'd arrest you for wearing hi-viz. Full Stop !
I'd definitely try it out if one ever came my way. I wouldn't pay the £25 for it that some one here mentioned was the price though.In my experience, there is not a shadow of a doubt that drivers slow down and give extra room when overtaking. Some will even indicate left when they've finished overtaking.
Don't you oppress me.
It seems like the police are always in hi vis these days. Do they all have to wear it at all times when they are outside within sight of a road? Have elf'n'safety gone all o.t.t. on the police as well now?As a police cyclist who teaches other EMS cyclists, I can tell you that drivers don't treat you any better when wearing a real police uniform, so it's wasted money in that sense. The monent I'm off duty I revert to my own plain hi vis kit for the journey home.
What does this mean in layman terms? Does it mean 'criminal intent'?I would contend that if you are aware of people are giving you a wider berth while wearing it (When compared to drivers actions when wearing a conventional florrie) then you have mens rea and you are commiting the offence.
As I undertand it ...Yes.So technically speaking is it legal to dress completely in police uniform in public if it is not your intention to deceive? Perhaps I'm on my way to a fancy dress party. (This is entirely academic. I have no intention of dressing up as a policeman except perhaps for the "polite" hi vis and even then probably not.)
That's Swindon for you I suppose.None of the local bicycle cops wear hi-viz, just their normal dark uniform with stab vest.
Certainly in the areas they tend to patrol, around Swindon's red light district(nothing to do with traffic lights).That's Swindon for you I suppose.
I hear its a bit stabby round Swindon this time of year.