Dark visiors for Passengers

[Northern Monkey]

Simple question really.

Is it illegal for a pillion passenger to use a dark visor?

If it is illegal, would you ever get pulled for it, or would it take the biggest monumental bell end of a copper to stop you for it?

[Boris the spider]

Na you are safe
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[Rogerborg]

My understanding is that there is no difference in the requirements for rider and pillion.

You could take a blind pillion and they'd still need a clear visor.

I would be astonished if they could get themselves prosecuted or convicted for it though.
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[sidewinder]

Saw this the other night on a bike thing on YouTube the other Night Neither rider or pillion are allowed a dark visor.seems stupid for a pillion but that's the law

[Boris the spider]

I stand by my you are safe statement.

No cop in the land would do you.

Well.... Maybe the white tops would.

I would imagine it would get thrown out of court though .
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[-Matt-]

Interesting in principle as to whether it matters for a pillion.

Realistically i'd be astounded if you'd get aggro for it - i've used a dark visor almost all the time [except terrible weather/night riding] for about 7 years without a mention.

I think the majority of coppers have enough sense to understand the reason a lot of people wear them to reduce sun glare.

[Shaft]

Time to tempt fate

I've been wearing this (or something very similar to it) on the sharp end of a bike since 1981

https://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff426/zedheadchap/DSCF0949.jpg

Not once have I ever been pulled because of it, or questioned about it, when I've had a tug for something else, despite the fact that it's (supposedly) illegal in every way.

As a result, I wouldn't spend a nanosecond worrying about a pillion wearing a tinted visor.
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[Llama-Farmer]

I'm sure police are now advised to use their common sense over the law when it comes to tinted visors.

So if a rider is wearing one on a sunny afternoon to reduce glare then to let it go. But wearing one at night or in poor weather much more likely to get called up on it.

[TheArchitect]

Just curious, has anyone ever been done for rocking tinted visors? I'm not talking about the odd tut tut or warning from the Five0, but fined or worse?

every single person I've spoken to about this is of the opinion that the police are really not that bothered to pull you up and go through the paperwork for just a tinted visor.
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[weasley]

At the Bike Safe course I did (Thames Valley Police) they said they would not bother with dark visors and small plates (unless stupidly small) unless you got pulled for something else, in which case these may well get added to the list, depending on your attitude and the seriousness of whatever else you did.
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[panrider_uk]

rocking?
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[TheArchitect]

[TheArchitect]

[panrider_uk]

By rocking you mean wearing?
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[TheArchitect]

[The Disapproving Brit]

It's going back to 2006, but still relevant:

https://www.righttoride.co.uk/virtuallibrary/strategies/acpomotorcycleenforcementstrategy2006.pdf

[Llama-Farmer]

[Amber Phoenix]

Saw a chap getting pulled over the other day, for what appeared to be his tinted visor. Was on Tower Bridge, where the City Police quite commonly have a whole squad pulling over anybody and everybody for all kinds of misdemeanour's. If they're there, they'll invariable be 2-4 vehicles pulled over for a chat.

Back to topic, it was around 5:30 ish, clear day, but sun starting to go down. Chap was right in front of me, going nice and slow, nowt obviously wrong with his riding, copper hadn't even seen his plate, but he got pulled aside, and copper was pointing at his visor... No idea of outcome, as I left them to it.
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[Ribenapigeon]

Its completely illegal to have a blind pillion.

[Rogerborg]

Gotta hit them non-existent quotas, even if it's for Words of Advice.
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[Northern Monkey]

[Rogerborg]

[weasley]

[Llama-Farmer]