Silver Fox

Motorcycles only have to have a rear reg plate for safety reasons which makes them exempt from forward facing laser-radar that mobile traffic cops are using from road side - M-WAY bridges linked to the camera to send you the bad news in the post. Why do we scooby drivers and other mere mortals have to display them? It smacks of discrimination. Does anyone know why this is the case? Or can we dispose of them legally!!?

Ever hopeful.
Steve

NotoriousREV

It's not discrimination, anyone can buy a bike

I admit to having been through a series of SPECS cams at triple digit speeds with a big cheesy grin on my face on my bike(followed by 2 weeks of bricking it in case there was 1 rear facing camera). For legal reasons, this statement is a complete lie

The law is bikes don't need a front number plate, cars do. Sorry, but you have to display one on your 4 wheeler.

adamm

Just get fake plates fitted, with cable operated ejection mechanisms (in case you get pulled over) -it reveals the true plate - has always worked for moi..

adamm

p.s laser radar is know as LADAR - cops use infrared which are indeed scattered and can be detected (but u gotta be real quick in responding)

Silver Fox

Thanks for your replies. Like the idea of the rapid ejection mechanism!! A tad miffed that bikes get preferential - especially as front plates were necessary in my biker days.

Looks like I'll have to make do with a radar/laser detector for fast roads!

Cheers
Steve

caz1562

Logical reason is where would you stick a front plate on a sports bike !!!!! If you recall olden days, there was a number plate on the front mudgaurd (like Heartbeat copper's) but that ain't practical.

I know this isn't the "real" reason but thats all i could think off.

Scooby Snacks

Or get the rotating plates like Bond's DB% (bit difficult this one!)
Like the idea Adamm - even be interested is seeing how it operates.

Brendan Hughes

Combining John Banks' electronics experience with David Wallis' mechanical abilities, couldn't you get a plate that automatically ejects as soon as it senses radar?

ScoobySnack

Must be dicrimination that bikers have to wear helmets then car drivers don't.........................

Same answer is safety......

J

Silver Fox

Some great ideas!! Wonder how many more we can come up with? - you never know we might just come up with a gem. Prize for the wackiest!!!

Have seen a couple of Scoobs in my area running without front plates - the mouth looks tons better. How do they get away with that I wonder? Shall we start a campaign to exempt Scoobs from the dreaded looks stealer?

Helmets?!!! Now there's an idea - could save on the rollcage and protect from sly cracks round th'old head from Mrs SF for going too fast round bendy roads!!

Cheers
Steve

ps - still not worked out how to get the smilies in the body of the message. Help please!

STI MAN

Wearing helmets might also make ot harder for the courts to prove it was you driving the car!

I'm always dressing up as chewbacca, if the coppers pull me over....Fancy dress party, officer

caz1562

try : ) without the space for starters

; )

Rusty Festa

I want to remove my rigid plastic front number plate and put a sticker type on the lower lip of the front splitter (stansard MY00 Sport bumper) so the air intake looks cleaner - how streetle gal is this and where can I get the sticker made up?

Jon