Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
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Re: Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:07 pm
I can't somehow see VicPlod letting those through to the keeper, impersonating an officer and all that...
Pity, it's the one hi viz vest I might actually wear
Pity, it's the one hi viz vest I might actually wear
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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Re: Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
Postby jules21 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:16 pm
shaun, i doubt that's enough to be pinged for impersonating an officer. might catch their attention, but i doubt they could do anything about it. (i have been known to be wrong about stuff though)
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Re: Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
Postby clackers » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:19 pm
Yes, MG, although some of the uniforms worn by private security firms come (deliberately) close too!Mulger bill wrote:I can't somehow see VicPlod letting those through to the keeper, impersonating an officer and all that...
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Re: Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
Postby RonK » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:22 pm
A friend rode an ex-police motorcycle marked Polite for years. I think he got chatted a few times over it...
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Re: Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
Postby find_bruce » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:24 pm
The Victoria Police Farce will have you for defamation - if you are polite there is just no way you could be mistaken for an orificerMulger bill wrote:I can't somehow see VicPlod letting those through to the keeper, impersonating an officer and all that...
Pity, it's the one hi viz vest I might actually wear
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Re: Cycle Safety Vests - Be Polite
Postby Ozkaban » Thu Dec 13, 2012 2:40 pm
This one was available in NSW for a while (I ride with it)
(apologies about the image size... it's hosted on the crimestoppers site and I'm just linking to it)
(apologies about the image size... it's hosted on the crimestoppers site and I'm just linking to it)
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