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Against EU Member States Introducing Mandatory High Visibility Clothing For Motorcyclists

Responsible department: Department for Transport

We the undersigned urge the British Government to put pressure on the European Commission to discipline any member state that imposes clothing standards on motorcycle riders. We view any such requirement as an expression of prejudice against motorcyclists and a barrier to the free movement of people within the EU. With regard to the current proposals on mandatory high visibility clothing being considered by some member states, we consider this to be ill advised and naïve. We challenge the speculation that high visibility clothing will reduce accidents involving motorcyclists. We question the right of motorists to hold driving licenses if they are incapable of seeing a rider and motorcycle unless clad in high visibility clothing. We challenge the logic that imposes unreasonable requirements on the victims of accidents in order to accommodate the failings of those who cause them

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.g ... ions/26931

Signed. That's more intelligent wording than the other one.

I would suggest that the proposEd law makes all persons driving etc have to wear a high vid vest

This one's by the head of Thames Valley MAG, so is a bit more accurate than the scare mongering MCN one going round.

Signed. Not that it will make a difference.

Dale

I'm in

Done.

all done

I'm afraid petitions are a waste of time now the decrees have come into force. The time would have been at the proposal stage.

Done anyway...

Samray wrote:I'm afraid petitions are a waste of time now the decrees have come into force. The time would have been at the proposal stage.

Not necessarily.
Take daytime running lamps in Austria.
They were made compulsory
The accident rate rose by (I think) 12%
Austria then banned them

(not sure what will happen with the forthcoming pan-european regulation on this though)

Have you noticed that car drivers in hi-viz vests drive like twats?

randomsquid wrote:Have you noticed that car drivers drive like twats?

There, fixed it for you.

Viking wrote:

randomsquid wrote:Have you noticed that car drivers drive like twats?

There, fixed it for you.

Thank you
Have to say tho' most of the ones round here are quite considerate. That or they're fed up of having to get out and look for their mirrors.

Nothing will make other road users see us better.. Which is why we're better off just being left alone to get on with it. Most of the time I've gone past the idiots before they even realise I'm there.. I'm sure it's like that for most of you.