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License plates do not seem to prevent dangerous and illegal behavior in cars, why should they help for bikes?
by adrianN 8mo ago
License plates do not seem to prevent dangerous and illegal behavior in cars, why should they help for bikes?
- socalgal2 8mo agoI can stand at any corner in any city in the USA and count the percent of cars that stop vs the percent of bikes that stop. Bikes about 1 of 10 will stop. Cars at least 4 of 5 will stop. So, cyclists, 10% compiliance. car drivers, 80% compliance. As for license plates, I'd like both cars and bikes to obey the law. The only way I see that happening is cameras and scanners. For that to stop bikes requires the bikes to also have plates.
- recursive 8mo agoNow do one for speed limit compliance.
- tired-turtle 8mo agoUnclear what you traffic scenario you are referring to, but in some localities (such as WA state) it is legal for bikes to roll through stop signs in certain scenarios. This makes sense considering a bike’s speed, its rider’s engagement, and the overall difficulty of killing a pedestrian with a bike (compared to a vehicle).
- adrianN 8mo agoCars and bikes behave differently, that’s not surprising. If you spend any time in traffic you will see many cars speeding and leaving enough space.
- jacquesm 8mo agoThe difference is of course that cyclists mostly endanger themselves where as cars mostly endanger others.
- Manuel_D 8mo agoLicense plates absolutely prevent dangerous and illegal behavior in cars, just not 100% of it.