A ticket for not wearing eye protection.

[98tls]

Was just over at the TL website and read a thread by a guy who pulled up at a set of lights and lifted his visor,lights change and he pulls away then flips his visor down only to see a set of disco lights in his mirror,pulls over and is issued a ticket for $100 reason,not wearing eye protection<_< Hopefully those that decide our fate dont follow the rulemakers in the states eh.

[maybe]

Just where will it stop:2guns:

[Quailboy]

Next thing we're going to be fined for looking different or walking strange.

[raftn]

MAn that is wierd!

[98tls]

Next thing we're going to be fined for looking different or walking strange. Looking different and walking strange has its benefits.

[slimjim]

what a load of crock...next they let a sniffer dog jump out of the boot to check to see were's the drug's are......O thats right its in Aussie now in one of their fuck-ass area's..

[McWild]

In the same place where said TL rider could be an L plater?
Priorities....

Though I thought helmets etc weren't compulsory in the US?

[Quailboy]

In the same place where said TL rider could be an L plater?
Priorities....

Though I thought helmets etc weren't compulsory in the US?

In some states they're not I think i.e. California?

[98tls]

In the same place where said TL rider could be an L plater?
Priorities....

Though I thought helmets etc weren't compulsory in the US? Different states different laws,in Florida eye protection is law.

[CookMySock]

"My visor fogged up occifer, and I wuz jest defoggin it - all sorted nowm kthx, byee"

[Boob Johnson]

Well that puts it in a bit more context. No different to any other wee traffic law, wear a seat belt etc. We sometimes don't do it & get caught out

[pete376403]

Different states different laws,in Florida eye protection is law.

Seen plenty of pics of american bikers (usually riding choppers) wearing goggles but no helmet

[98tls]

Seen plenty of pics of american bikers (usually riding choppers) wearing goggles but no helmet No idea but the guy who posted the thread was from Florida.Did a search and it seems helmets are needed there as well.Just serves to highlight his dismay really,reckons he would have gone about 20 yards before flipping the visor down.

[Boob Johnson]

No idea but the guy who posted the thread was from Florida.Did a search and it seems helmets are needed there as well.Just serves to highlight his dismay really,reckons he would have gone about 20 yards before flipping the visor down.
Sounds a lot like the last ticket I got for not wearing a seat belt...


"I just pulled out of the servo & hadn't quite got to the putting on of the seatbelt part just yet"

[NighthawkNZ]

I guess that sun glasses class as eye protection...

[RDJ]

I guess that sun glasses class as eye protection...

Actually, it does. In many of the helmet-less states you still have to wear eye protection. Not an unreasonable rule IMO, although it sounds that the incident referred to at the start of the thread was unreasonable enforcement.

The AMA site has a handy guide to what states require what (incl. mirrors, indicators etc).
http://www.amadirectlink.com/legisltn/laws.asp

[spudchucka]

"My visor fogged up occifer, and I wuz jest defoggin it - all sorted nowm kthx, byee"

I bet that's a common problem for you if you talk as much crap as you type.

[CookMySock]

I bet that's a common problem for you if you talk as much crap as you type.Gee you look like a real jerk when you say things like that. Maybe in real life, you are?

[Gubb]

Gee you look like a real jerk when you say things like that. Maybe in real life, you are?

Pot.
Kettle.
Black.

[spudchucka]

Gee you look like a real jerk when you say things like that. Maybe in real life, you are?

I try hard to maintain my impartial, non-judgemental online persona and I'm glad that you appreciate my efforts.