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Originally Posted by BoostedBB6
It seems as though you are not grasping what is being said so I will take one last try at this.
No one is debating that no front plate is illegal in BC. That is not what anyone is saying. What is being said is the whole concept of a front plate is pointless. It does NOTHING to make the roads a safer place, it only costs the government more money which in turn costs the tax payer more money and also gives them a way to collect additional revenue from the tax payer who does not run a front plate.
And yes, because another province adopted a good idea we SHOULD follow suite. Save a lot of money, appease many people....seems like a good idea to me and if that is the case then yes, BC should adopt these practices.
I call the cops numerous times about these kids. No one EVER shows up. It happens 1 or more times a week. My point in saying this is these drives pose a SAFETY risk and are causing DAMAGE to property. This is what the police should be doing, stopping people from doing things that are unsafe and damaging. No front plate poses no safety risk and no damage to anyone.
As for going to court regarding this, no problem. I have quite the collection of videos of these clowns for this exact reason.
You seem to assume a lot with no backing for anything you keep saying. I do know if the police show up....I live right across the street from this....I have eyes that can see. Sure, maybe one time they have more important things to do but these people pose a safety risk to everyone in the vicinity, this IS a high priority call. Unless someone is being shot/raped/harmed then they need to DO THERE JOB and deal with these people. Its not my job to stop this from happening, nor is is my job to go to court.
You make many invalid points, with no backing other than person opinion....if you wish to retort and continue this please do so with something factual. You claim that the front plate helps with crime. Can you provide any evidence to back your claims or is this assumption on your part? When is the last time a bad driver was pulled over and a witness was needed to back the cops ticket that was issued?
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From your profile, I am going to assume you live in Vancouver. If that's accurate then I wouldn't be surprised if the cops didn't show up to your call. I can imagine how busy the cops are dealing with drunks, domestic assaults, robberies, break and enters, all of which are higher priority calls than a traffic incident/disturbance that could potentially damage property, or worst case the idiot drivers themselves. The police don't ignore calls because they are lazy, they attend calls according to priority. If you lived in Richmond and made the same complaint, I assure you it would be dealt with sooner, as the two cities have carry different call loads and priority calls.
I don't agree that not having a front licence plate is not advantageous. Does enforcing a front plate have the same direct effect in driver safety than catching a car that ran a red lighter excessively speeds? No. But having a front plate has its advantages. As I already mentioned, it assists cars from being identified. Whether the car is stolen or is involved in crimes or even a car that's excessively speeding causing a hazard.
The people I see being happy with no front plate seems to be the ones more concerned about esthetics of their car than saving people money.