I don't get this. I am happy to accept that vests are a good idea. But that is just it; I am happy to accept it. I DO NOT need other people to decide it for me. If I choose to wear one because I think it necessary, then I will. That is a long way from making it obligatory that I do because someone else tells me that I should.
If I suffer an accident whilst not wearing one then that is my lookout. I do not think that we should be obliged to wear one at someone else's whim. I know that someone will tell me that, in the event of a criminal proceeding I will be taken to task over this but that is where the whole thing falls down. My right to choose not to wear one is just as important.