Illegal to wear Hi-viz

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Kev627 said:
Last week whilst speaking with an ADI qualified driving instructor he mentioned that it is illegal for a driver to be wearing a Hi-viz jacket, a front seat passenger to be wearing a hi-viz top or one to be visible draped over the top of an empty front seat.

I have tried looking on the internet for confirmation of this but not had much luck, does anybody know a good website to look on?
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Sounds like a load of old tosh to me!!!
 
GRUNT said:
I always get an irrational urge to drive into the daft ****s that drive with their fog lights on cos they think it makes them look cool.
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I'm saying nothing other than "Oh dear I seem to have accidentally switched my high beams on with the HID driving lights on as well!" and "i seem strangely unable to direct my car other than slightly towards the oncoming vehicle with its fog lights on".
 
folkin high viz again , i refused to wear one when out in the digger , was pulled my the law when workin down the lanes and asked why, so i said what did you see first, the JCB 3CX or my high viz, he then said well what when you get out , i said i turn the ignition off ****stubble? so this went on and on and on, i see the point in that respect but why doz every school kid seem to wear them people preaching religion down the town wear them to get noticed, the blind wear them , like they can see it, just seen a dog in one, what next, think il spread mine over the dash in me 90 and one in tha back
 
baksman on building sites wear orange-red uns.
And if it was illegal why do the driving test examiners have to wear em?That would be a bit hypocritical.
 
The HSE don't actually stipulate a colour they recommend that it should be a bright easily seen colour that will stand out, and suggest Day-Glo or Flourescent Colours. The legal requirements centre on the size spacing layout and reflectability of the striping on the jacket.
 
whos gota use orange then ? am sure its only if ur in a position to be at danger and need to be seen should you wear a high viz any hows! every one you see has one nowerdays
 
chippy22 said:
whos gota use orange then ? am sure its only if ur in a position to be at danger and need to be seen should you wear a high viz any hows! every one you see has one nowerdays
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orange is used on the railways instaed of yellow because it cannot be mistaken for a green light whereas yellow could be. Orange could be mistaken only for a red light.
 
AndrewC said:
I think it's slightly misquoted.

It's illegal to dive after dusk and before sunrise with only your sidelights on. If lights are required that means headlights are needed. side lights are really parking lights.
It's not going to be illegal to have your side lights on, but the police could try and argue that if you're driving around dusk or daybreak, and you've got your side lights on you acknowledge lights are needed, and you've failed to do so properly. It would be really hard for them to prove the point in court so I can't see them doing it.

Andy
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Case law provides the answer to this one and usually the driver drops themselves in it.

Police Officer " Sir why do you have your side lights on?"
Driver " So other people can see me"
Police officer "Why would other people not be able to see you?"
Driver "Because the visibility is poor"

bang to rights....if the visibility is poor Dipped head lights are required.

The Highway code relevant section

113-116: Lighting requirements

113


You MUST
  • ensure all sidelights and rear registration plate lights are lit between sunset and sunrise
  • use headlights at night, except on a road which has lit street lighting. These roads are generally restricted to a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) unless otherwise specified
  • use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced (see Rule 226)
Night (the hours of darkness) is defined as the period between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise).

NB. Note than the term "night is a longer period of time than between the hours of sunrise and sunset.
Also note that street lighting has been deemed to suffice for a serious reduction in visibility there for requiring headlights (dipped beam) to be used.

Section 113 should be read in conjunction with sections 114 - 116
 
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