NC 'Share the Road' license plate now available
07-29-05, 11:50 AM
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Added to the normal cost of automobile registration ($20 or $25), the specialized plate
will cost an additional $30, or $60 if a personalized plate is desired.
The Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT) will receive $20 per plate
for bicycle education and safety initiatives.
NCDOT page
07-29-05, 12:37 PM
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I wonder if I can get a NC plate here in AZ? 
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07-29-05, 03:03 PM
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About time NC would catch up with SC.(see avater)
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I wish the graphic was larger, but at least the extra $ is going to 'safety initiatives'... [/cynicism]
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cool. i like the SC one better though. mainly because the "share the road" bit is easier to read.
plus, it doesn't look like a "standard" SC tag, either. so it's immediately apparent what it is.
plus, it doesn't look like a "standard" SC tag, either. so it's immediately apparent what it is.
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More people should look into getting this done in their own states. It's generally not that difficult, I don't believe. Last I heard one just hae to get X number of people signed up to order one.
I'm looking up Maryland's info. Hm, in MD it looks like you have to be an "organization". That's probably just some goofy wording or something. It looks like the Batlimore Bicycle Club has a plate. I'll look into it further.
I'm looking up Maryland's info. Hm, in MD it looks like you have to be an "organization". That's probably just some goofy wording or something. It looks like the Batlimore Bicycle Club has a plate. I'll look into it further.
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Originally Posted by B10Cycle
I'm looking up Maryland's info. Hm, in MD it looks like you have to be an "organization". That's probably just some goofy wording or something. It looks like the Batlimore Bicycle Club has a plate. I'll look into it further.
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The state still needs 5 more applications to get to
the necessary 300 to issue the Share the Road plates. If you've been
considering it, now is a good time to order one. Here is the link:
https://www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle...RoadPlate.html
the necessary 300 to issue the Share the Road plates. If you've been
considering it, now is a good time to order one. Here is the link:
https://www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle...RoadPlate.html
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If only "share the road" didn't mean "cyclist, share, don't hog, the road (meaning, stay out of MY way)" to so many motorists...
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Originally Posted by * jack *
The state still needs [...] more applications to get to the necessary 300 to issue the Share the Road plates. If you've been considering it, now is a good time to order one. Here is the link:
The Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT) will receive $20 of the fees collected per plate to be used for a variety of bicycle education and safety initiatives. For example, these funds may ...
For example, on DBPT's Bike Laws page under the banner "Legal Issues Related to Bicycling", DBPT provides the following "clarification" of N.C. law:
It is important to ride ... so that cars may pass safely.
Being passed: A bicyclist cannot take actions to prevent another vehicle from ... passing.
Rather than paying $30 every year to fund more of that kind "bicycle education", cyclists in N.C. could do what some other cyclists have already done: get some nice looking stickers with a less ambiguous message (such as "Same Roads, Same Rights, Same Rules"), put 'em on your vehicle(s) and then hand out any extras to your friends.
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Originally Posted by Helmet Head
If only "share the road" didn't mean "cyclist, share, don't hog, the road (meaning, stay out of MY way)" to so many motorists...
...intended to increase bicyclists' visibility without designating the signed roadway a preferred route. It is intended for use on roadways with high levels of bicycle traffic but relatively hazardous conditions for bicyclists.
The W16-1 SHARE THE ROAD plaque was created with admirable intentions. It was intended to broaden the W11-1 Bicycle Crossing Warning sign into a Bicyclist Traveling Warning sign. But the SHARE THE ROAD plaque has troubling ambiguities, and its usefulness is questionable. There is no credible evidence to indicate that the W16-1 placard enhances the W11-1 sign, but there is rationale that the 'share the road' message is not received as intended by some motorists and bicyclists.
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I am sending mine in.................it's a start! 
I think I will have a beer!
I think I will have a beer!
