Visor bag

[Flying Half-Dutchman]

While mooching around the old GW's. I noticed some weird items called visor bags. Apparently to allow you to carry your visor around in. Could anyone please explain to me why you'd want to do this??? Mine lives happily on my crash helmet & I've never felt the need to carry a spare. So what's the point of a visor bag?

[Mitch9128]

Dark/clear, if you get caught out...obvs.

[NiteW4tcher]

as above .....i also once heard if you get pulled because of a illegal visor they cannot do you if you are carrying a legal one and swap it over

weather thats true or not i dunno

[wiltshire builders]

What? Is this some kind of joke?
What do you do if you need to ride at night? You wont be able to see through your 'so dark it's only for track day use' visor.

[Mitch9128]

The Babylon are now under orders to use discretion on dark visors Nitew4tcher, so if it's light it's fine, if it's nightime, and you have a dark visor only, it's 50 knees to chest.

[Dan505]

thought dark visors were illegal but a dark tint/film is legal ???

[Mitch9128]

thought dark visors were illegal but a dark tint/film is legal ???

Nope:-

What's the police stance?
This very much depends on the particular force and the officer dealing with the matter. Most will be sensible and will be aware of the guidelines given in the ACPO National Motorcycle Enforcement Strategy (2008).
These state that if tinted visors are used during daylight hours, then a police officer should only give the rider advice on their use. If used during the hours of darkness or in conditions of reduced visibility, an officer should check the tint of the visor using Tintman equipment where available. The guidelines recommend a pragmatic approach, and only in cases where there's an obvious danger should prosecution be considered.
So the general rules that the police follow are that visors should let through 50% of light transmission (dark and iridium visors don't), but if you're stopped during the day and you've less light transmission through your visor, you're likely to get advice from the officer. If you use a tinted visor when it's dark, you may face prosecution.
It's worth taking a sensible approach.

[Dan505]

i use a clear one so i'm not affected, i was merely quoting my instructor.

[Nikki]

The Babylon ....

Never heard that expression before

[Mitch9128]

[quote author=Mitch9128 link=1340817552/4#4 date=1340819175]The Babylon ....

Never heard that expression before
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Wiltshire innit