Together, we can make the change!!! Let's do away from this useless, ridiculous, and unnecessary law! Please post in any other CA automotive subforums you post on!

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/caplate/petition.html

To: CA Legislators
We, the Undersigned, petition the State of California to revoke the current law requiring the display of a front license plate on passenger vehicles.
We support the current and future licensing fee structure, but ask that the law reflect that a front license plate is no longer required. We believe that there are significant benefits in not requiring front license plates and our reasons for this belief are briefly summarized in the paragraphs below.

First, eliminating the need for a front license plate will significantly reduce the state costs associated with production, storage, and shipping. Second, a front license plate restricts the performance of passenger vehicles. Modern cars aren't being designed with front plates in mind anymore, because mounting brackets that are necessary to hold the plates interfere with the cars' aerodynamics and often get damaged during the car-washing process. Third, unnecessary damage is sustained from minor bumper-to-bumper collisions, because the front mounting brackets on passenger cars can cause cracks and abrasions to the rear bumpers of the cars that they hit. Finally, police officers will be more productive in stopping dangerous motor vehicle violations such as drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, etc., because their time won't be compromised by a California motorist who simply didn't have a front license plate on display.

Law enforcement officials might be opposed to a measure abolishing the front license plate requirement, because they might believe that losing the extra plate will make it more difficult for them to do their jobs in the best possible manner. However, in the 20 or more states that have abolished the front license plate requirement, there is no evidence of a decline in public safety as a result of the plate removal.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

 

Please explain this statement, as it makes no sense... "Finally, police officers will be more productive in stopping dangerous motor vehicle violations such as drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, etc., because their time won't be compromised by a California motorist who simply didn't have a front license plate on display." Time would be compromised, it's one less piece of identification, especially if that vehicle just happens to be missing the rear plate as well by chance. Honestly, if this petition is going to hold any type of weight, the justification provided isn't good enough in my opinion and is merely going to get laughed at and tossed. MOST new vehicles do come with front plates attached, after all, it is the law here in California. The state legislators could really care less about modern designed cars' aerodynamics and the possibility of a lack of performance in that vehicle due to a fixed front license plate. This would truely have minimal affects on any vehicle unless it was covering a front mount intercooler, and seriously, would you ever really be able to tell if aerodynamics were compromised just by mounting a front plate as opposed to un-mounting the plate?

If anything, the front plate is a nuisance on the eyes for show vehicles, and a pain in the azz for those turbocharged vehicles. It just looks plain ugly and get's in the way. I for one am against front plates, not to mention it would save taxpayers a considerable amount to cut plates, in all states, in half... However, the point I am trying to make is I just don't believe the justification provided is going to be enough to sway these guys decisions in changing the law anytime soon.

 

Signed. I had to drill two holes in the front bumper of my car because of this stupid law.

 

This law will never change no matter how many signatures they get.

 

Can't even count how many times I have these front plate petitions go around. Won't happen.

 

signed

 

Don't think it'll work either.. but signing up, just in case. Its free!

 

this shiet has been around for years. i signed something like this like 10 or 15 years back... it's never gonna change... what a waste of time. seriously.

keep trying tho... might happen one day. hopefully in my lifetime.

 

aint gonna happen.. you have a better chance catching Jessica Alba having a nip slip

 

Signed.

 

lol imma spread the word on this one

 

Signed.... but I havent had a front license plate for 2 years.

 

This didn't work last year, so no need to repost the exact same thing again , including the same website:

https://my350z.com/forum/southern-ca...-petition.html

 

+1 on the useless and going on 4 years strong with no front plate

 

Does everyone have a problem with no running a front plate? Ive been pulled over at least 5 times in the last few years and ive never had a cop say anything to me about it. Honestly, i dont think most cops around socal are that serious about it.

 

+ 1

 

Depends on the area you live in IMO. It seems like they are stricter about it near West LA or downtown than anywhere else.

It may have something to do with red-light camera availability.

EDIT: damn Kburn 5 times?

 

i think it comes down to profiling, i see mercedes bmws etc all the time with no front plates, but if you drive riced out fixed up looking car they will pop you for anything.

 

Yah i used to work until like 2am on fridays and saturdays. Driving home id get pulled over every once in a while for no reason. Cops probably thought i mightve been drunk or something.