Not quite as grand as a Shoei, but mine is the same. However, the box said that the hidden tinted visor was "Not to AS1609, off highway use only". The main clear visor is stamped AS1609Quote:
Originally Posted by Discomark
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Not quite as grand as a Shoei, but mine is the same. However, the box said that the hidden tinted visor was "Not to AS1609, off highway use only". The main clear visor is stamped AS1609Quote:
Originally Posted by Discomark
Not sure about AS1609 on the Shoei one but this 'the QSV-1 Sun Shield Exceeds the ANSI Z80.3-2010 Standard for Non-Prescription Eyewear'Quote:
Originally Posted by B92 8NW
Both my Shoei XR-1100 helmets have tinted visors - very dark (see a pattern forming :cool: ) - I then wear sun glasses underneath ;)
Neither of these factory Shoei visors are approved for road use...
I carry a clear in my bag for long rides, or if caught short, visor up glasses only.
Personally i dont like tinted visors and prefer to use sunnies, then i can ride with visor up without tasting the local insect population or copping a bug to the eye.
Much easier to chuck in the pocket when it gets dark too.
It is petty ticketing a rider with a tinted visor as it hardly effects the crash worthiness of it.
I wouldn't imagine that the law was concerned with the possibility of the helmet being less crashworthy because of the tint. I would imagine that the issue is whether the rider is more likely to be involved in a crash because of restricted vision in poor light conditions.Quote:
Originally Posted by loanrangie
That article by itself is not enough to convince me that Victoria is a nanny state or that police are rigidly enforcing petty laws.
Given the number of motorcyclist wearing tinted visors compared with the number of reports of motorcyclists being booked for that offence, it doesn't appear that the police are making a special effort to target that offence.
Has anyone else ever wondered how many of these people who get fined for an apparently trivial offence have managed to convert what was going to be a polite warning from the police into a fine? I haven't tried it myself, but I suspect that it would be quite easy to do simply by adopting a certain attitude when spoken to or asking, "Why aren't you out there catching murderers instead of picking on me". :)
Attitude goes a long way, i always use the " yes sir, no sir, how are you today officer sir " - or just dont do stupid ****.:wasntme:Quote:
Originally Posted by vnx205
Okay time for me to show my ignorance,:angel:
How could a tinted visor be ok , but not a tinted windscreen, don't they do the same function.
Tinted windscreens are perfectly legal as long as they are tinted at manufacture and not tinted with aftermarket film. Not sure what is the allowable tinting level but the windscreen on my jag is tinted and one I had in a subaru I owned was also tinted.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyG
A helmet visor can be lifted whereas a car windscreen is fixed. And in a car you have a visor that you can lower.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyG