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Ireland’s Road Safety Authority has confirmed plans to make all motorcyclists wear high-visibility clothing.

A spokesman for the authority said: “We do intend to seek to introduce the measure in 2014, subject to consultation with motorcyclists and industry on the most appropriate type of hi-vis material and possible solutions."

Nich Brown, General Secretary of the Motorcycle Action Group, said: "Too many riders have been unwilling to believe they will be forced to wear day-glo clothing in the near future. Until now the RSA has soft-pedalled its determination to legislate, but now there is no doubt that the authorities are serious.”

MAG is staging a string of protest rides this Sunday over the threat of compulsory hi-vis and EC plans to make new bikes tamper proof.

our nanny state fuckers will oneday try this shit on us , we will all be wrapped bright green cotton wool.

Good god NO !!!! the subject comes up every now and then here in oz ..... i think if they made non motorcyclist put on some friggen glasses and throw away their mobile phones they'd get a better result.......or maybe some blue and red flashing lights on bikes ....yeah that would work hahaha.

It will happen you can count on that , and probably here in South Aust first , along with patrol cars at the bottom of the hill to ping ya ,,until they have the technology to instal it at the camera lights. Its a no brainer why do you think they always target the average guy , cos he has a morgage and will pay the fine .

And it wan't be long till some ass clown notices our new fuckin flags on our postie bikes and think that is a good idea. Always some prick telling us what to do.

And here we go in Victoria:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/states-bikers-escape-fines-20111017-1ltd4.html

 

 

ahh , makes you feel good to be a motorcycle rider. for the moment !!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck the lot of the beauracratic hippocrites.

Just returned from Ireland, they had a big protest day about the Hi-Viz.  They reckon it will get through. Didn't see many (3) harleys on my trip around Ireland.  One thing that did come up was the colour orange verses yellow, apparently one of them attracts wasps.  Imagine wearing a poly Hi-vizz in summer here in Oz.  A good way to loose weight.

http://www.sundayworld.com/lifestyle/bike-torque.php?aid=9095

 

"fair play to reader John Bourke - he's highlighted a ludicrous scenario we could see on our roads if the Road Safety Authority's proposed mandatory wearing of high-visibility jackets for motorcyclists is introduced.

It would, John points out, be legal to get on his Honda Fireblade, wearing just a helmet, high-vis jacket, t-shirt, shorts and flip flops.

But if that day comes, then John, from Castlebar in Co Mayo, would be breaking the law on the road in his €1,000-plus of bike gear if he chose not to wear a vest."