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Pedestrians SHOULD wear hi-viz, especially on a narrow unlit road. Saying that they shouldn't have to puts the entire onus on the driver which is often unrealistic. We all have a responsibility for our own safety - if I'm walking an unlit road at night, I don't want putting my safety in...

Well said Munchkin!

Normal hi-viz without the 'imitiation copper' stuff on it will do exactly the same thing. The ONLY difference is that with the polite clothing, people will think it is 'police' at first glance. From 5 yards away, it's clear but not from 50 yards away! And Criso, my 'interest' in this is...

I think the police statement is very clear here: "The ultimate decision about the legitimacy of any individual product is yet to be defined conclusively by any court, but the legal standard as enacted is an objective measure of whether the clothing worn by an individual, and/or their horse...

I am not 'being a naysayer', I am saying quite clearly IMO that wearing an item that looks like police uniform with intent to deceive (and the intent is there) CAN BE interpreted as impersonation depending on the individual concerned. I have made NO statements such as 'anyone wearing these...

If there is no intent to deceive, then why wear this instead of a plain tabard? Or a tabard that says 'Please Pass Wide and Slow' with no blue chequers - that's asking people to slow down too. If I were to paint my car white, put blue chequers and hi viz panels on it and then paint 'POLITE...

1) By wearing this tabard, has an offence technically been committed? Yes, as there is intent to deceive the public into thinking the wearer is a police officer. (if you weren't intending to look like a police officer you would wear plain hi-viz) 2) Following on from 1) above, is the wearer...