Front License Plate Pullover
07-07-2009, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by .:reza:.' post='935267' date='Jul 7 2009, 01:38 PM
Imagine you get in a car accident and the other person leaves the scene maybe someone will have the chance to get a glimpse of the front plate . if he didn't have a front plate they would not have that opportunity .
Same situation for bank robbers and other forms of crime. It allows civilians and police to have a chance to get the plate number from the front of the car rather than just the rear.
Same situation for bank robbers and other forms of crime. It allows civilians and police to have a chance to get the plate number from the front of the car rather than just the rear.
If the witness misses the front plates they can easily see the rears and apparently 70% of other states in the USA have no problems doing this as well.
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07-07-2009, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe06' post='935372' date='Jul 7 2009, 03:04 PM
New York Laws Suck!
Of course the drop off in sales of high power LED plate lamps, CF license plate frames, all those nuts and bolts no longer needed, might cause the collapse of businesses and thousands of job losses ???
07-07-2009, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='935388' date='Jul 7 2009, 03:12 PM
NJ has the same plate law - maybe we need to push for electronic tags and eliminate external plate completely.
Of course the drop off in sales of high power LED plate lamps, CF license plate frames, all those nuts and bolts no longer needed, might cause the collapse of businesses and thousands of job losses ???
Of course the drop off in sales of high power LED plate lamps, CF license plate frames, all those nuts and bolts no longer needed, might cause the collapse of businesses and thousands of job losses ???
HA! Yeah. Grew up in Maryland just south of the mason dixon line of Pennsylvania/MD border. Man, was so jealous of those PA drivers that didn't need front plates.
I think it's an antiquated law. So many states don't require it. If there was such a compelling need, those states likely would have changed back over to requiring front plates. But of course, in today's day and age, no legislator (especially not our esteemed and sophomoric NY state legislators) will go out on a limb to remove any form of registration/requirement. Hell, someone would probably cite the Patriot Act or 9/11 . . .
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Originally Posted by pininfarina' post='935396' date='Jul 7 2009, 12:23 PM
HA! Yeah. Grew up in Maryland just south of the mason dixon line of Pennsylvania/MD border. Man, was so jealous of those PA drivers that didn't need front plates.
I think it's an antiquated law. So many states don't require it. If there was such a compelling need, those states likely would have changed back over to requiring front plates. But of course, in today's day and age, no legislator (especially not our esteemed and sophomoric NY state legislators) will go out on a limb to remove any form of registration/requirement. Hell, someone would probably cite the Patriot Act or 9/11 . . .
I think it's an antiquated law. So many states don't require it. If there was such a compelling need, those states likely would have changed back over to requiring front plates. But of course, in today's day and age, no legislator (especially not our esteemed and sophomoric NY state legislators) will go out on a limb to remove any form of registration/requirement. Hell, someone would probably cite the Patriot Act or 9/11 . . .
Not just New York, we have a front plate requirement in Cali too, but it's just a $10 "fix-it" ticket if you don't have one. It's just not worth the hassle, I hate getting pulled over. At least we don't have the Safety Inspection every year (of course if you saw some of the crappy cars here on the roads you'd wish we did)
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Originally Posted by pininfarina' post='935260' date='Jul 7 2009, 10:34 AM
So I do. I friggin HATE U.S. front license plates. How many times can one get away with such a yarn? Any experience (or better stories) out there?
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Originally Posted by .:reza:.' post='935267' date='Jul 7 2009, 10:38 AM
Imagine you get in a car accident and the other person leaves the scene maybe someone will have the chance to get a glimpse of the front plate . if he didn't have a front plate they would not have that opportunity .
Same situation for bank robbers and other forms of crime. It allows civilians and police to have a chance to get the plate number from the front of the car rather than just the rear.
Same situation for bank robbers and other forms of crime. It allows civilians and police to have a chance to get the plate number from the front of the car rather than just the rear.
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Originally Posted by .:reza:.' post='935267' date='Jul 7 2009, 12:38 PM
Imagine you get in a car accident and the other person leaves the scene maybe someone will have the chance to get a glimpse of the front plate . if he didn't have a front plate they would not have that opportunity .
Same situation for bank robbers and other forms of crime. It allows civilians and police to have a chance to get the plate number from the front of the car rather than just the rear.
Same situation for bank robbers and other forms of crime. It allows civilians and police to have a chance to get the plate number from the front of the car rather than just the rear.
