Front Plate - please read -rant!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Richmond Hill Ontario
Originally Posted by blazeone
Tino, put the plate on and take a picture to bring to court.
I say screw that law, not putting it on, haven't done so on every car I've owned and not starting now. I'm also going to drive somewhere between 5-20mph over the limit depending on conditions. Come and get me
Yeah I'm a real outlaw
I say screw that law, not putting it on, haven't done so on every car I've owned and not starting now. I'm also going to drive somewhere between 5-20mph over the limit depending on conditions. Come and get me
Yeah I'm a real outlaw
Racer
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From: Meridian Idaho
Originally Posted by ravn
in most states, not having a front plate is a secondary offense - meaning that they cannot pull you over for it. Of course, what they do instead is just pull you over for something else stupid, and tack that on.
Same here in Boise, Idaho. I got nabbed for not having a front plate and not wearing my seatbelt. No excuse for not wearing my seatbelt, but the front plate thing kind of got me mad. The way I look at it is, I'm fine with with paying my $75 ticket but I no longer support the Police Charity Banquet. I figure if they want to go through the trouble of pulling me over just because I don't have a front plate even though I am a careful and responsible driver, they don't need anymore of my money. Its just dumb, even though it's the law. Some states still have only a rear plate requirement. 
Scott
Burning Brakes
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From: Chesterfield MO
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10,'13-'14
Put the plate on. I hated to do it but the Barney Fifes of the world will use it as an excuse to pull you on a slow day.
Get the Smoothie plate frame from a vendor sponser painted in your Vettes color and and you won't have to worry about driving through Maryberry anymore.
Get the Smoothie plate frame from a vendor sponser painted in your Vettes color and and you won't have to worry about driving through Maryberry anymore.
Lepus-temperamentalus
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From: Roswell Ga
Originally Posted by vetpet
It's amazing how the huns come out of the cave and prove that man was really decended from apes. You're just downright rude to make that comment when it's not really warranted......LAMO! The member was only relating his experience and opinion that this front plate law is downright useless and a waste of taxpayers money. Yeah, we know it's the law and we know we're taking a chance. Many C5 owners choose not to install the front plate and they are well aware of the possible consequence, but it's a chance they're willing to take. Half the provinces in Canada and States in the U.S. do not require a front plate. Now why do you think that? It's all about money, and nothing else, when they could be policing more important community matters. Don't get me wrong, I admire the work that police do but come the end of the month they start looking to meet their 'quotas'. I would be just as pissed off as he is, law or not....it's just plain wrong. So, take some valium, have a beer, make love to an otter, or whatever floats your boat.
I probably wouldn't put a front plate on mine either if my state required it, but if I got ticketed for it, then I'd figure that was just the cost of my decision, not start whining about it.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by Ikester
yeah well thats the dumb part of them cops, they risk their lives for no front plate...yeah that makes alot of sense 
That has to be one of the most stupidest statements I have ever heard.
Do not enforce the law, that that makes alot of sense.
What's next don't stop people from killing.
The law is the law, stop your bitching.
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Merlin02
If you think cops "suck" that much, then possibly the next time you're in trouble and dial 911, maybe your plumber or your mailman will come rushing out to help you?
And it may be your neighbor that does come.
1992 in LA people were shown on tv getting pulled out of
their cars and beaten....and not a cop to be seen..people
were rescued by ordinary citizens..ie plumbers and
mailmen....and not...not the cops.
National Guard had to bring order cause LAPD was useless
and half the city was up in flames.
from the wikipedia Reginald Denny beating
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots
The police never appeared, having been ordered to withdraw for their own safety, although several assailants were later arrested and one sent to prison. Denny was rescued by black neighbors who, seeing the assault live on television, rushed to the scene.
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
You never put yourself in that light.
Then it just turns out to be another rescue mission.
Then when you get beat down and they take your gun, then there are firearms now loose.
Riots of thousands are not going to be stopped by a dozen officers.
THINK
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Then it just turns out to be another rescue mission.
Then when you get beat down and they take your gun, then there are firearms now loose.
Riots of thousands are not going to be stopped by a dozen officers.
THINK
BTW INB4TL, Now
