removing helmet to fill up?

[atakacs]

In the military, we have to wear gloves, a high visibility jacket or vest and a helmet. I typically don't take any of it off as I prefer to pay with a card and move out quickly. The visor moves up for a reason, and it isn't to make you look cooler. I'd suggest flipping the visor unless you plan on carrying on a conversation, or its after dark (people get antsy about thefts after dark).

The gas & go should not be an issue if you haven't removed your plates. It is easier for the cops to track you down by your plates than with your face (for now anyways).

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[pricelister]

Originally Posted by MotoMike

I don't remove my helmet at the pump, but I'm also using a credit card to pay at the pump. I don't know of any gas stations where you can pump gas without paying first, so driving/riding off without paying is really a non-issue... If I were paying cash inside the station I'd take my helmet off before going in. With the frequency of armed hold ups being what they are today, it's not too hard to put yourself in the shoes of the clerk behind the counter.

I pay at the pump and always take a receipt. If the receipt doesn't print, I'll go inside to get it with the helmet still on. That's their problem if their printer doesn't work. If I am going inside to buy something, I always take it off.

Here's a question. For anyone who works at / for / with a financial institution (bank, credit union, etc.), would a flipped up modular helmet be acceptable for a lobby visit?

[ruxpin76]

So the Stig won't be getting counter service from now on....oh well.

[don'tpanic]

I pay at the pump exclusively.
I wear a modular full-face helmet. I open it when I am pumping gas, and there was one day that I needed to go into the store, but everyone there knows me and I was not challenged. Besides, with all that riding gear on, I couldn't run very fast. At least when my pursuers tackle me, I won't get bruised!

[thefinalgamer]

never remove my helmet, when paying in cash or using my card at the pump. never been asked to remove my helmet ether

[Gungnir]

I also never remove my helmet, I just open the visor. Never had a complaint.

[TrueFaith]

If I fill up at the pump with a credit card the helmet stays on.
If I'm going inside to pay I take the helmet off.
It's common courtesy.
People like to see your entire face when they interact with you.

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I leave my helmet on if I'm paying at the pump, but if I go in a building I always remove the helmet..be it gas station, convinence store or public/private building

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[CBRMike]

I do not take my helmet off unless I'm going inside. Otherwise just pay, pump, drive off.

[kfsrq]

In case the words are difficult to see, here is what they say:
OUR LIBERTIES WE PRIZE AND OUR RIGHTS WE WILL MAINTAIN

I have the right to wear what I choose. I will not yield that right, nor any other.

A merchant does not have the right to discriminate against
a customer, based on law-abiding choices the customer makes.
Such is a condition of acquiring a license to do business.

I see signs ordering ... YES, ORDERING ... me to doff hat and sunglasses
before entering a bank or store. I suit myself every time, so sometimes
I choose to take them off, and sometimes I leave them on.

So far, nobody has bothered me. Understand, the most prominent feature
of my face is my white beard, and I suppose that most bank robbers do
not sport white face-fungus, so most merchants notice my appearance and
my pleasant demeanor, and act hospitably.

As they should. Read the flag again.

Keith