Comment by adrianN
4 hours ago
License plates do not seem to prevent dangerous and illegal behavior in cars, why should they help for bikes?
4 hours ago
License plates do not seem to prevent dangerous and illegal behavior in cars, why should they help for bikes?
License plates absolutely prevent dangerous and illegal behavior in cars, just not 100% of it.
I 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.
Unclear 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).
Cars 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.
Now do one for speed limit compliance.