Why do truck drivers take it upon themselves to be self oppointed policemen, when lanes filter from two down to one?
Why do you have to straddle both lanes 800yds away, why not just stay in lane and merge in turn?
Don’t get be started on…
The Rubberduck and Pigpen types who cause a rolling roadblocks side by side entering roadworks for no unknown reason but to themselves.
Don’t shoot the messenger
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Couldn’t agree more.
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Adonis.:
The more flat cyclists the better.Wat?
Horizontally flat or vertically flat?
Horizontally flat means more width so you probably won’t be able to scrape past them without crossing the centre line anymore.
I can only assume you mean vertically flat, like the machines on which they ride, so you can give them as much room as you would a kerb.
Horizontally my good man.
6 axles tends to pat them down a bit, sport of kings is the “how close can I get 'without 
’ clipping that pedalling pleb”.
A.
Agree they are not great…
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chester:
Why do truck drivers take it upon themselves to be self oppointed policemen, when lanes filter from two down to one?
Why do you have to straddle both lanes 800yds away, why not just stay in lane and merge in turn?Don’t get be started on…
The Rubberduck and Pigpen types who cause a rolling roadblocks side by side entering roadworks for no unknown reason but to themselves.
And that has what to do with Polite hi-vis vests, Brains?
Olog Hai:
chester:
Why do truck drivers take it upon themselves to be self oppointed policemen, when lanes filter from two down to one?
Why do you have to straddle both lanes 800yds away, why not just stay in lane and merge in turn?Don’t get be started on…
The Rubberduck and Pigpen types who cause a rolling roadblocks side by side entering roadworks for no unknown reason but to themselves.And that has what to do with Polite hi-vis vests, Brains?
It’s ok, he didn’t want to be started, he’s just saying, like.
I appreciated Baron Von Grumbles honesty. The biker prolly got turned down when he applied to be a special… Let the Police be the Police.
I seem to recall (from my ambulance days) that the blue/green/red checker markings are legally
protected for the appropriate emergency service? Maybe that only applies on vehicles though?
W.
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I see them as counter productive, as some people will take offence at trying to be tricked…
Best i can currently find is this from Wikipedia, so dont take as absolute truth. In theory I not sure if the legislation mentioned would allow it to cover clothing, but no doubt they’d bring in new legislation.
In the United Kingdom, the emergency services have chosen or been given certain colours which identify them, with the police continuing to use the blue, whereas UK ambulances tend to use green, and the fire service use red.
The use of these colours in retro-reflective material is controlled by the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989, with vehicles only legally allowed the use of yellow retro-reflective material, although the emergency services operate under temporary special orders under section 44 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to use their own colours, with moves currently underway to formalise this in legislation and extend the use of other colours to civilian operators.
However, a number of civilian organisations have adopted the pattern, which is not legally protected, and a number of these also use other retro-reflective colours.
I’m glad it’s not just me then. I find them really insulting, that someone thinks I’m that stupid I’m going to mistake them for the police. Since the design is clearly deliberately attempting to mimmick a police hi-viz, it is arguable that it is an attempt to impersonate a police officer I agree. And that’s no more stupid an argument than Iceland taking Iceland to court for borrowing their name…
When you leave the yard at Knights of Old transport , there is a sign that says remove hiviz while driving .
Muckaway:
Am I alone in being irritated by pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders wearing these things? Even moped riders have them now. They don’t trick anyone except Sunshine bus passengers into thinking they’re police officers so why have them?
Nearly as bad as landowners who have signs put up saying “polite notice, no turning.” They get in the way when I’m trying to spin around.
Personally I’m just glad someone has made the effort to be seen!
Captain Caveman 76:
Personally I’m just glad someone has made the effort to be seen!
+1
I’ve not seen anyone wear these, must be a southern thing.
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Adonis.:
The more flat cyclists the better.Wat?
Horizontally flat or vertically flat?
Horizontally flat means more width so you probably won’t be able to scrape past them without crossing the centre line anymore.
I can only assume you mean vertically flat, like the machines on which they ride, so you can give them as much room as you would a kerb.
no, dead flat. 
Don’t get me started. One of these so called POLITE notice brigade do gooders appeared in the offside mirror the other day on the A606 between Melton Mowbray and the A1. Anyhow, matey boy stays visible in the mirror until he sees… another artic heading towards us and decides to go for it. What happens? Both artics slowed down to nothing. And the public wonder why we drive so slow when these plastic frighteners play dice with HGV drivers lives and occupations?
I’m sorry but I’d rather see someone wearing hi vis gear, thus giving me time to react than mow someone down.
As a horse rider ( always wear hi vis so I can be seen) some of the other road users attitudes can be downright rude and dangerous but that’s another topic
Ldytruck34:
I’m sorry but I’d rather see someone wearing hi vis gear, thus giving me time to react than mow someone down.As a horse rider ( always wear hi vis so I can be seen) some of the other road users attitudes can be downright rude and dangerous but that’s another topic
I don’t think most are questioning a Hi-Viz to aid visibility, it’s the ones that are designed to look like Police that are being debated.
Personally I’m just glad someone has made the effort to be seen!
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Couldn’t agree more!! 
