Am I out of line for asking people to remove their helmets?

**James Deuce** · 24th October 2009, 07:43

Give them hell mate. Their mums obviously didn't.

**Zuki lover** · 24th October 2009, 07:46

NO not at all ... I take mine off every time....................

**martybabe** · 24th October 2009, 08:10

I don't see a problem with it if you ask politely.

Personally I always remove mine, no bugger understands me when I'm speaking normally and they can read my lips so a helmet just adds to the communication problem.

Might be a bit different if someone told me to remove my helmet in a gas station though, not sure how I'd react to that.

**Jantar** · 24th October 2009, 08:10

You are quite in order to request that helmets be removed, along with balaclavas, burqas, etc. You should always be able to identify who you are dealing with.

**nosebleed** · 24th October 2009, 08:28

Why on earth would someone want to browse through a shop with their helmet on??

For getting gas it's understandable, we're only there for a few minutes so it's not worth it, but actually shopping? Mental.

**Ms Piggy** · 24th October 2009, 08:32

Originally Posted by Sparky Bills

So a question i have is Am i out of line for asking them to remove their lid while in the shop?

I don't think you're out of line at all. There are several valid and reasonable reasons for asking someone to take off their lid relating to both practicality and safety.

I honestly can't understand why someone would want to keep their helmet on inside a shop and then try and hold a conversation!???

**Pussy** · 24th October 2009, 08:32

Not out of line at all, Martin.
It's simple good manners to remove your helmet, and it shouldn't have to be asked for

**James Deuce** · 24th October 2009, 08:35

Originally Posted by Ms Piggy

I honestly can't understand why someone would want to keep their helmet on inside a shop and then try and hold a conversation!???

I can. It's mostly to do with them being a self-involved adolescent dick.

**AllanB** · 24th October 2009, 08:35

Plus - you cannot blow on your pie with a helmet on - safer communities together.

**Ms Piggy** · 24th October 2009, 08:35

Originally Posted by James Deuce

I can. It's mostly to do with them being a self-involved adolescent dick.

Awwww yeah....too true.

**cs363** · 24th October 2009, 08:37

Originally Posted by nosebleed

Why on earth would someone want to browse through a shop with their helmet on??

For getting gas it's understandable, we're only there for a few minutes so it's not worth it, but actually shopping? Mental.

Even at gas stations I usually take my helmet off, though if it's pissing with rain or freezing cold and I'm on a mission to get somewhere, I'll sometimes make an exception to this rule. After all, in this situation you are the one filling the bike (in most cases) and then just walking in and handing over the dosh, so you barely need to speak).

Originally Posted by Pussy

Not out of line at all, Martin.
It's simple good manners to remove your helmet, and it shouldn't have to be asked for

Pretty sure they'd ask you to put it back on.....

**MIXONE** · 24th October 2009, 08:38

i keep mine on because my face would scare away all your customers.

**Pussy** · 24th October 2009, 08:42

Originally Posted by cs363

Pretty sure they'd ask you to put it back on.....

I heard when you were born, they slapped your mother!

**McJim** · 24th October 2009, 08:47

Anyone rude enough not to remove their helmet when entering a shop or a building is just a badly educated fuckwit.

I often comment to petrol station workers that they should provide a better place for bike helmets as many pumps are designed without sufficient flat space to park your lid.

If someone can't be bothered removing their helmet I wouldn't bother acknowledging their question.