Maryland Front Plate Elimination

4r3s · 03-11-2010, 08:14 AM

Call to arms my fellow Marylanders, sign and pass it along to eveyone you know, save the front of our Zs!!!

Maryland Front Plate Elimination Petition

Hi-TecDesigns · 03-11-2010, 08:27 AM

Added, though it's not the best-written petition...

I don't run with a front plate, anyway. In the 3+ years I've been in MD, I was pulled over in the S2000 once for no front plate, he let me off with a warning. Nothing so far in the Z.

4r3s · 03-11-2010, 10:09 AM

agreed it is poorly written, only thing that really needed to be said was that we could cut the amount of money spent on making plates in half by eliminating the plate on the front.

Hi-TecDesigns · 03-11-2010, 08:39 PM

My comment was essentially that it cut down on the cooling capability of the radiator, decreasing gas mileage. Arguably not enough to even measure, but it sounded good

PapoZalsa · 03-11-2010, 08:48 PM

We need one for Virginia too!

But it going to need some rewording like for phrases like "restricts the performance of passenger vehicles"... that means to them racing, speed, etc.

Jon@Altered · 03-12-2010, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi-TecDesigns

I don't run with a front plate, anyway. In the 3+ years I've been in MD, I was pulled over in the S2000 once for no front plate, he let me off with a warning. Nothing so far in the Z.

Lucky! I had never attached a front plate on my S until I was pulled over last week in Edgewater and was fined $60!

Seriously? No front plate? Shouldn't they be out fighting crime or pulling over people who speed excessively in school zones or drunk drivers or something? It's a stupid law. Majority of speed and red light cameras flash the BACK of the car anyway, so why do we need a front tag? It's just more free money for MDOT and the state of Maryland that doesn't go back into repairing and rebuilding the infrastructure.

/rant

Hi-TecDesigns · 03-13-2010, 10:06 AM

Jon,

Agreed... the only valid reason for the front plate is so cameras can capture it. If police are chasing a car, they are rarely in front of it long enough to get the plate #, and if they are, it's a high-speed chase, so plate #s matter little at that point.

How old are you? I look pretty young, but at pushing 40, the attitude of cops change when they realize I'm not some punk kid tearing up the streets... I think that's what happened in my case. I was coming home from work on 95, not going over the speed limit, not tailgating, just changing lanes,and he pulled in behind me.

Rob@Altered · 03-13-2010, 12:30 PM

Radar and laser reflects REALLY well from license plates.

Radar and laser accuracy difference with plate on and off is night and day. Another way for the man to get yer money!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hi-TecDesigns

Jon,

Agreed... the only valid reason for the front plate is so cameras can capture it. If police are chasing a car, they are rarely in front of it long enough to get the plate #, and if they are, it's a high-speed chase, so plate #s matter little at that point.

How old are you? I look pretty young, but at pushing 40, the attitude of cops change when they realize I'm not some punk kid tearing up the streets... I think that's what happened in my case. I was coming home from work on 95, not going over the speed limit, not tailgating, just changing lanes,and he pulled in behind me.

lovethe370z · 04-21-2010, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

We need one for Virginia too!

But it going to need some rewording like for phrases like "restricts the performance of passenger vehicles"... that means to them racing, speed, etc.

VA requires a front plate???

PapoZalsa · 04-21-2010, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovethe370z

VA requires a front plate???

Yes, this freaking Commonwealth damn do!

03-11-2010, 08:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 24	Maryland Front Plate Elimination Call to arms my fellow Marylanders, sign and pass it along to eveyone you know, save the front of our Zs!!! Maryland Front Plate Elimination Petition

03-11-2010, 08:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hi-TecDesigns Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glenelg, MD Posts: 146 Drives: 370 Rdstr AT7 BkChry Rep Power: 16	Added, though it's not the best-written petition... I don't run with a front plate, anyway. In the 3+ years I've been in MD, I was pulled over in the S2000 once for no front plate, he let me off with a warning. Nothing so far in the Z. __________________ http://hi-tecdesigns.com/images/pict...on%20Small.gif 2000 S2000 Brickyard Red Metallic w/ Romanesque Crimson Kandy, custom everything else

03-11-2010, 08:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hi-TecDesigns Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glenelg, MD Posts: 146 Drives: 370 Rdstr AT7 BkChry Rep Power: 16	My comment was essentially that it cut down on the cooling capability of the radiator, decreasing gas mileage. Arguably not enough to even measure, but it sounded good __________________ http://hi-tecdesigns.com/images/pict...on%20Small.gif 2000 S2000 Brickyard Red Metallic w/ Romanesque Crimson Kandy, custom everything else

03-11-2010, 08:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	We need one for Virginia too! But it going to need some rewording like for phrases like "restricts the performance of passenger vehicles"... that means to them racing, speed, etc. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs Last edited by PapoZalsa; 03-11-2010 at 08:51 PM.

03-13-2010, 10:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
Hi-TecDesigns Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glenelg, MD Posts: 146 Drives: 370 Rdstr AT7 BkChry Rep Power: 16	Jon, Agreed... the only valid reason for the front plate is so cameras can capture it. If police are chasing a car, they are rarely in front of it long enough to get the plate #, and if they are, it's a high-speed chase, so plate #s matter little at that point. How old are you? I look pretty young, but at pushing 40, the attitude of cops change when they realize I'm not some punk kid tearing up the streets... I think that's what happened in my case. I was coming home from work on 95, not going over the speed limit, not tailgating, just changing lanes,and he pulled in behind me. __________________ http://hi-tecdesigns.com/images/pict...on%20Small.gif 2000 S2000 Brickyard Red Metallic w/ Romanesque Crimson Kandy, custom everything else

03-11-2010, 10:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
4r3s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: MD Posts: 2,077 Drives: Touring 370z Rep Power: 24	agreed it is poorly written, only thing that really needed to be said was that we could cut the amount of money spent on making plates in half by eliminating the plate on the front.

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