Front plate violation as secondary offense

[docachna]

Guess this will eliminate any more DuBose's having to worry about being stopped for a "chicken-cr*p" reason (per Joe Deters).....

http://www.wcpo.com/news/political/ohio ... ront-plate

[sodbuster95]

If I'm not mistaken, this has been tried before and not been successful.

[docachna]

If I'm not mistaken, this has been tried before and not been successful.

Don't matter none; he cares, and he tryin' to do sumthin................

[Bama.45]

Personally, I think requiring a front plate is idiotic..Lived in Alabama most of my life since driving age and have never heard cops complain they lost someone because they didn't have a front plate..Most other southern states require only one plate..Doesn't seem to hinder their cops from making stops...Especially when cops pull you over from behind anyway...Kinda like the license plate light..That's BS..if it's at night and the cop can't see your tag in his headlights, then does he need to be a cop?

[Tweed Ring]

Ohio FOP and the Troopers Coalition has defeated this proposal in the past, and may defeat it in the future. Both groups have good lobbyists.

[TJW815]

Ohio FOP and the Troopers Coalition has defeated this proposal in the past, and may defeat it in the future. Both groups have good lobbyists.

Every couple years...

[Bama.45]

I have been noticing a lot of cars with no front plate... I mean like at least 30-40% I'd guess on some days.

[FormerNavy]

The police like it because it makes for a good point of aim for laser...

[CroManGun]

I have been noticing a lot of cars with no front plate... I mean like at least 30-40% I'd guess on some days.

Like I recommended to the local politicos when they were moaning about revenue: No front plate wins a $500 gotcha...easy money! Plus there's the added bonus of other charges the morons will most likely incur from whatever else they're doing that's illegal.

[Face]

Cops want it so the automatic plate readers can read from front or rear. These are a huge money maker.

[djthomas]

This is just political theater and/or pandering. Lack of a front license plate is a convenient reason to stop a vehicle, but let's not kid ourselves that if this particular violation goes away there will be any reduction in the number of "chicken crap stops."

Not to mention that thanks to home rule cities will be free to make it a primary offense and jack the fine up to the statutory max of $150 for a minor misdemeanor. Between ACDA, speed limits, marked lanes, use of turn signals and the rules about entering intersections an officer looking to make a stop will make that stop.

[sodbuster95]

The police like it because it makes for a good point of aim for laser...

Yup. Heard that. And I don't buy it for a second.

[Bama.45]

This is just political theater and/or pandering. Lack of a front license plate is a convenient reason to stop a vehicle, but let's not kid ourselves that if this particular violation goes away there will be any reduction in the number of "chicken crap stops."

Not to mention that thanks to home rule cities will be free to make it a primary offense and jack the fine up to the statutory max of $150 for a minor misdemeanor. Between ACDA, speed limits, marked lanes, use of turn signals and the rules about entering intersections an officer looking to make a stop will make that stop.

About the rules for an intersection..One thing I have wondered is, is it legal here to take control of the intersection if you enter it on green and then go when it turns yellow/red when oncoming traffic stops?..I know it's legal in Alabama..As long as you are in the intersection on a green light..There's sometimes you can't make the turn until yellow/red..Especially when you don't get the arrow at the start..Which really burns me up lol.

[Brian D.]

Bama that was taught to me as legal during drivers education class thirty some years ago. If it was changed since a whole lot of people including me never got the memo.

Trouble is that concept seems to have gotten corrupted over time. Often it's the car IN the intersection waiting to turn, plus two or three more vehicles behind it, that go through, seconds after the light has become red. This always looks to me like super slo-mo "drafting" as seen in NASCAR events.

[WestonDon]

It has always been my understanding that the intersection begins at the stop bar painted on the road and that once you are IN the intersection you have the right to proceed after the light changes from green. I don't know if IN the intersection means front bumper, rear bumper or what.