Should Associates wear their usual clothing, not hi-viz, for training?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:04 pm
While I don’t want to start another debate on the merits of hi-viz vests, I was surprised that Username Kate’s observer asked her to wear one before her first observed ride. Shouldn’t associates wear their usual motorcycle clothing?
If other drivers react differently to you wearing hi-viz, but a yellow vest isn’t your usual attire, it’s not representative of your regular riding.
(Albeit, whether or not you believe hi-viz makes a difference, Kate was an example of a pointless vest: it was hidden behind her screen at the front and under her rucksack at the back.)
Incidentally, I feel observers shouldn’t recommend wearing a vest willy-nilly – now more of us have airbag jackets. Is there a possibility a vest (depending on its fit) could hamper an airbag from inflating?
If other drivers react differently to you wearing hi-viz, but a yellow vest isn’t your usual attire, it’s not representative of your regular riding.
(Albeit, whether or not you believe hi-viz makes a difference, Kate was an example of a pointless vest: it was hidden behind her screen at the front and under her rucksack at the back.)
Incidentally, I feel observers shouldn’t recommend wearing a vest willy-nilly – now more of us have airbag jackets. Is there a possibility a vest (depending on its fit) could hamper an airbag from inflating?