Remove your helmet

[_Shrek_]

Repost!

If the station requires bikers to take their helmets off, take the frikken helmet off. Rude and bolshie pricks who ride bikes give the rest of us a bad name.

Get over it. And yourself.

What the man above said...

looks like you two belong to the PC brigade, because it has nothing to do with being boleshie, rude or giving other bikers a bad name it has to do with being practial

Another Beemer owner eh! Oh fuck hang on...I sold you it!!

you know it ta for the spokes

[Crasherfromwayback]

What a stupid comparison ??

Why's that Einstein? Rules made by the owner of the said servo and the owner of the house are different why?

[mynameis]

Excitement!
People with large egos and whose opinions are always right!
Blah blah blah....
Puhleease! Stop being so precious and exciteable.

I never take my helmet off at the service stations I frequent. It's kinda obvious I'm there to buy gas, not rob them Hey! I've just filled my bike, up, I've got my wallet out!), it's invariably during commuter hour, not the "wee small act like an arsehole and steal shit" hours, and I use the same coupla servos.
I always take my helmet off for banks, shops, etc.
Difference? Buying petrol is a quick (2 minute?) act, whereas the others require walking a bit further, and waiting longer. People on bikes at a petrol station who walk in, wallet in hand, are invariably not asking for it to be filled with cash, whereas someone walking into a bank wearing a helmet is not likely to be depositing cah, incognito like.
If anyone asked me to take my helmet off, I would, then explain why I had left it on, and tell them while I understood their policy, it was kinda stupid (read Sunhunting's post and personal experience).
In the final analysis, I am a customer, expect reasonable service, and if I don''t get it (like at the Caltex at the end of our street which - surprise, surprise! - is now out of business), I'll take my custom elsewhere. My perogative.

Thanks for the simple expanded explanation, some people here really do need it

[Crasherfromwayback]

you know it ta for the spokes

Glad they got to you safely mate! Sorry about the delay.

[Ragingrob]

Why's that Einstein? Rules made by the owner of the said servo and the owner of the house are different why?

I don't know how many people would force their client to take their shoes off before entering their home.

[Swoop]

+ 1 I like that one little less harsher than what I have done

If I can't get someones blood pressure up by 20 points, I am not really trying.

[Maha]

Mind you, I do have my wallet in my hands, so it's reasonable to assume that I'm not there to rob the place.

But its a Swiss Army Wallet eh?...

[smoky]

Why's that Einstein? Rules made by the owner of the said servo and the owner of the house are different why?

Simple - If I come to your house; I would take my shoes/boots off, I wouldn't want to ruin your carpet.
But when I'm at the gas station I am a customer, having my helmet on is not causing anyone any problems; I can fill my bike, pay the money, say thank you (if I want), all with no problems for them or me. they can see my plate number on the bike for their camera's

And just for the record; if I had dog shit on my boots I wouldn't track it into the gas station floor either

[SixPackBack]

For at least 3-4 months of the year I wear a balaclava.

So lets say hypothetically I remove my helmet, the service station attendant is then faced with an individual who arguably looks more intimidating!?

I have yet to see a service station that requests the removal of balaclavas or [as a poster pointed out burkhas].

Face it sheeple the policy is illogical, does fuck all to reduce crime and unduly inconveniences customers.

[Ragingrob]

It's just stupid that they don't have self-service eftpos pumps available to anyone all the time.

[p.dath]

I always take my helmet off when I purchase things. When people can see each others faces it promotes trust.
Leaving your helmet on does not promote trust with the public and can leave those you are dealing with feeling intimitaed, and IMHO does not promote the cause of those on bikes.

There are a lot of negative attitudes towards riders that have been created by gangs. Those people do not help other riders.

From a pure security perspective as well I would not permit you to come in with a helmet, balliclavar, or anything else which allowed you to hide your general identity. If you were to hold up the store, shop lift, or otherwise commit a crime then security cameras and staff giving descriptions would be inhibited.
Once again, it creates a trust issue. If you were allowed to were your helmet, then I can guarantee that real criminals would also start wearing helmets and other things toc over there faces.


With regard to the second issue, they really should have cleaned up their forecourt. I'm pretty sure OSH and ACC would take a dim view of such a forecourt, and indeed the master franchise is also likely to take a dim view of their brand being exhibited in such a manner.

[Virago]

The reality is that the margin on a fuel purchase made by a motorcyclist would be unlikely to cover the overheads involved in the sale process.

Those delicate and outraged bikers who determine to take their business elsewhere will not be missed.

[Maha]

So lets say hypothetically I remove my helmet, the service station attendant is then faced with an individual who arguably looks more intimidating!?

Thank god you used the word 'hypothetically' SPB.......

[BMWST?]

unduly inconveniences customers.

What inconvenience.You can take your helmet off while the bike is filling.And have it back on before you get back to your bike.Its their establishment and their rules.If you think that your poxy little 20 litres makes any difference to them....youre wrong

[mynameis]

The reality is that the margin on a fuel purchase made by a motorcyclist would be unlikely to cover the overheads involved in the sale process.

Those delicate and outraged bikers who determine to take their business elsewhere will not be missed.

Add a few customers plus their cars to that, then it does.