ticket for covering plate by rear mounted bikes?
- Thread starter leoism
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Trupower Distribution
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Spring quota is coming, i'd rather be safe then sorry.
lord_galathon
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Wouldn't that apply to the peeps that don't remove the snow off their cars and thereby mask their plates?
Uncle Helmut
New member
I never had any problems. 2 DH bikes on the back of my Forester to Bromont and back often with a hitch rack. If it was illegal, companies couldn't sell suck hitch racks or trunk racks. If you get stopped by the cops, they are just being pricks.
rx-heaven
Banned
Same here two bikes on the roof, 3 bikes on the back rack on a outback. If I had been pulled over cops would have been able to see my plate if he looked trough the bikes but back then speed cameras weren't around so I don't know if it would cause problem now a days
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oui ca arrive et ensuite ils vont se plaindre dans la section code de la route
Yes, because companies carefully research every variations of the traffic act in every state and province they operate in based on exhaustive testing of every possible combination of vehicle and bikes and wouldn't even remotely consider taking your money if it meant obstructing your licence plate.
The fact they're sold or commonly used doesn't shift the onus to ensure your plate is visible from the driver to the manufacturer or anybody else. There are no exemptions for this such as "you may obstruct your licence plate if you dislike roof racks and wind noise"
You have to consider your personal preferences vs your mounting options for your specific vehicle and ensuring your plate is as visible as can be if don't want to risk getting pulled over.
Otherwise you may be in violation and may get pulled over and ticketed
lord_galathon
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C'est plate a dire mais si on avait deux plaques comme partout ailleurs dans le monde on aurait pas ce probleme la.
Gregster
Legacy Member
but so fucking ugly
lord_galathon
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I concur but we clearly can't count on cops using their authority correctly.
Twon
New member
C'est pas partout ailleurs au monde.
C'est limite abusif de la part du policier mais en même temps, si tu n'es pas en train de transporter des vélos, genre une journée de semaine pour te rendre au travail, enlève ça de ton hitch sinon le policier va penser que tu fais exprès pour cacher ta plaque. Je le vois de cette façon la. Ou simplement que le gars est trop paresseux.
CRNKY
New member
Agreed, also having the hitch ball on is illegal when not towing, but most people leave it in anyway
Twon
New member
Don't you have a licence plate on a trailer or camper though?
CRNKY
New member
Yes you do, but it still cover your vehicle's plate from behind. Trailer plate is just for the trailer
edit. when you get caught speeding with a trailer, the ticket still says the towing vehicle's plate and not the trailer's for the vehicle committing the infraction.
Oui ça s'applique aussi.
Je cautionne pas le ticket de 600+$, sauf qu'effectivement si tu as ton rack à vélo mais tu n'as aucun vélo dessus... ça peut ressembler à quelqu'un qui laisse son rack pour éviter des constats avec les photos-radars ou les péages sur les routes payantes par exemple.
lord_galathon
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Presque partout. Il y a quelques etats Americains et provinces qui l'ont pas mais la tres grande majorite ont les deux plaques. Pas que j'en veuille, c'est assez laid comme ca une Impreza sans en plus ajouter une plaque en avant, de plus je vois pas ou je pourrais en mettre une sur la CTS.
Cela etant dit le cas du monsieur a 700$ de ticket c'est une extreme erreur de jugement de la part du policier, peu importe la situation t'es l'arbitre, tu dois appliquer la loi selon ton jugement, pas selon ton humeur, ton taux de glycemie ou tes hormones me semble.
Mais effectivement je vois plein de gens meme juste dans le parking du bureau avec le rack encore dans le hitch ou avec la boule encore dedans. Moi j'enleve la mienne quand je m'en sers pas: c'est carrement dangereux pour les tibias!