Originally Posted by
asmac
In my misspent youth bike licenses were like miniature stamped metal car license plates that were attached to the back of the saddle where saddle bags go.
The only such things I recall where novelty plates. The only registration that I've seen and heard about was stickers. And, as I said, the purpose of registration was as an anti-theft measurement. A
weak measurement that was mostly ignored (by owners and cops).
Originally Posted by
asmac
I'm not sure what the argument is -- we seem to agree that registration is a bad idea.
Some of the reasons people are saying registration would be bad make no sense. If people are going to argue that registration is bad, their arguments need to be
good ones.
The following is an example of a
bad argument. Since it's highly unrealistic, it isn't really a reason that registration would be a bad idea.
Originally Posted by
Aqua_Andy
Can you imagine having to register your bike in every town or city you ride in?