High-Visibility Vest for Motorcycling?
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From: Vito on 6 Aug 2010 07:58 Stephen! wrote: >> I always got a giggle out of leaving my mandatory anti-terrorism >> training where it was drilled into us, >> >> "Don't stand out!" >> "Blend in!" >> "When you leave the base, act like the locals!" >> "You don't want them knowing you are in the military!!" >> "Oh... By the way, you *must* wear this orange vest when riding you >> motorcycle off base..." >> The base I worked on required vests for a while but reason prevailed and that was changed to 'a brightly colored vest or jacket'. My Harley orange/black leather jacket and red textile and red mesh jackets were all satisfactory. I still use them.
From: tomorrow on 6 Aug 2010 08:04 On Aug 6, 7:58 am, "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > Stephen! wrote: > >> I always got a giggle out of leaving my mandatory anti-terrorism > >> training where it was drilled into us, > > >> "Don't stand out!" > >> "Blend in!" > >> "When you leave the base, act like the locals!" > >> "You don't want them knowing you are in the military!!" > >> "Oh... By the way, you *must* wear this orange vest when riding you > >> motorcycle off base..." > > The base I worked on required vests for a while but reason prevailed and > that was changed to 'a brightly colored vest or jacket'. My Harley > orange/black leather jacket and red textile and red mesh jackets were all > satisfactory. I still use them. I was always under the impression that the military required wearing of the conspicuity vest while on base; I was not aware that they dictacted what personnel wear while riding a motorcycle off base.
From: Vito on 6 Aug 2010 13:01 tomorrow(a)erols.com wrote: Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: >> The base I worked on required vests for a while but reason prevailed >> and that was changed to 'a brightly colored vest or jacket'. My >> Harley orange/black leather jacket and red textile and red mesh >> jackets were all satisfactory. I still use them. > > I was always under the impression that the military required wearing > of the conspicuity vest while on base; I was not aware that they > dictacted what personnel wear while riding a motorcycle off base. They didn't (ie, only required on base) and I'm sorry if I gave that impression. Some people would stop at the gate and put on a vest then stop to remove it when leaving. Seemed dumb to me so I wore it to/from home. Meanwhile, if a sailor did a no-no, (s)he was punished by having to wear an orange vest and be escorted everywhere, so the base commander quit making riders wear the same vest and just required something brightly colored that satisfied military dictates. There is a DoD directive on it but I don't have the cite at hand.
From: tomorrow on 8 Aug 2010 15:40 On Aug 8, 2:55 pm, "Stephen!" <N...(a)spam.com> wrote: > "tomor...(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote innews:e2f31e6f-5e85-4bb7-9dfe-78a2313039a9(a)l14g2000yql.googlegroups.com: > > > I was always under the impression that the military required wearing > > of the conspicuity vest while on base; I was not aware that they > > dictacted what personnel wear while riding a motorcycle off base. > > They most certainly do. I am conspicuously surprised!
From: Vito on 8 Aug 2010 20:39
Stephen! wrote: >> "Vito" <vito(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote >>> They didn't (ie, only required on base) and I'm sorry if I gave that >>> impression. Some people would stop at the gate and put on a vest >>> then stop to remove it when leaving. >> >> ...and those people would be in violation of DoD instruction. >> DODINST 6055.4 (DoD Traffic Safety Program) clearly states: >> >> 2.2. This Instruction applies to the following: >> 2.2.1. All military personnel at any time, on or off a DoD >> installation. >> 2.2.2. All DoD civilian personnel in a duty status, on or off a DoD >> installation. >> 2.2.3. All persons in or on a DoD-owned motor vehicle. >> 2.2.4. All persons at any time on a DoD installation. >> The folks I saw were no doubt civilian contractors - ie, none of the above. |