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Of course someone on a motorcycle wouldn't think of covering or removing the plates like someone in a car might, hey Dave?
They could make it compulsory for riders to have airbags built into their suit. Imagine a giant ball bouncing around with the rider inside after an accident or the rider morphing into the Michelin man.
If this is what they think is a valid reason.......Metal number plates were removed from the front of motorcycles more than 25 years ago because they increased injuries suffered during accidents, in particular for pedestrians.then surely they can make plastic ones that fit different size bikes...just like they have done to cars.......also this leads to another question ......are the injuries from a bike travelling at 60ks worse than the injuries from a car travelling at 60ks.....
Seems I'm banging my head against a brick wall..... You're all arguing as to why we should have front number plates and ignoring the reasons why we now don't have them. What is the issue? The issue here is that some riders are getting away with speeding because our bureaucrats didn't have enough brains to make sure ALL speed cameras could take happy snaps from the rear. Update the cameras, problem solved! It's really not rocket science..... Instead you'd rather endanger the public, make motorcyclists pay to somehow retrofit number plates just so they can be like car drivers....Unbelievable! Seems you've even ignored the fact that VicRoads has tried to come up with a workable solution to enable number plates to be fitted and they failed. And this is a mob that wants them!
Despite what we think or the ideas we have, you can bet your last dollar authorities will find a way to screw us whether we have two wheels and one plate or four + wheels and two plates.
Oh, and update the cameras. Catch the miscreants coming and going.
No, they're probably all biased.
Quote from: ouri30 on May 09, 2013, 11:04:12Despite what we think or the ideas we have, you can bet your last dollar authorities will find a way to screw us whether we have two wheels and one plate or four + wheels and two plates.Couldn't agree more, ouri30...and from what I've seen so far, most are more than happy to just accept what our bureaucrats feed us.....
then surely they can make plastic ones that fit different size bikes...just like they have done to cars.......
Here are two...the first one I was bought up with and the second well........now how are they going to hurt you if you have a prang.....I would think the landing after doing the airborne acrobats would hurt the most....and
Quote from: keith_h on May 09, 2013, 11:02:44Oh, and update the cameras. Catch the miscreants coming and going.Yeah, finally someone gets it..... Re-read my earlier post. In W.A. we already do this. Quote from: db08 on May 09, 2013, 11:07:28No, they're probably all biased.Unlike most of the car owners on here, hey Dave?
Quote from: neptune on May 09, 2013, 11:15:39Here are two...the first one I was bought up with and the second well........now how are they going to hurt you if you have a prang.....I would think the landing after doing the airborne acrobats would hurt the most....andYou're joking aren't you Neptune?The first one would be like a knife....and besides, totally useless to a speed camera when mounted sideways.... The second one, well, while it's not so exposed there are still corners to slice if you were involved in an accident....
You guys can dig out all the pics you want but you're still ignoring the fact that Australia would be out of line with the rest of the world who, strangely doesn't seem to have an issue with no front plates.....why is that?
Zip ties.Or if security is a concern, small metal brackets.Obviously it works on the bike above and did on my bikes 25 years ago.
You're living in a time warp if you think motorcycles haven't changed in 25 years, Trev...
Quote from: neptune on May 09, 2013, 10:51:41then surely they can make plastic ones that fit different size bikes...just like they have done to cars.......You're forgetting that if front plates were bought in then we'd be out of line with other countries. Do you really believe bike manufacturers are gonna build a different front on a motorcycle just for our miniscule market?