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L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:36 pm
by GTR1400MAN
These are being plugged on various channels of social media today, as a solution to a problem I'm not sure exists.
New Design L plates (PDF)Your thoughts on legality, safety?
Made me think of this Meme I saw the other day.
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:44 pm
by akirk
interesting concept - but reduction in visibility? - accept that there is a reduction in visibility with an L plate stuck on the rear window, but this will block the over the shoulder view of motorcycles / bikes...
Alasdair
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:51 pm
by jont-
akirk wrote:interesting concept - but reduction in visibility? - accept that there is a reduction in visibility with an L plate stuck on the rear window,
Why would you have it on the rear window and not on the boot?
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:13 pm
by Horse
akirk wrote: but this will block the over the shoulder view of motorcycles / bikes...
Alasdair
Unless the bike is already in mid-air, it shouldn't be too much of a problem
I wonder about the effect on the window glass from a few high-low speed cycles?
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:14 pm
by Horse
jont- wrote:akirk wrote:interesting concept - but reduction in visibility? - accept that there is a reduction in visibility with an L plate stuck on the rear window,
Why would you have it on the rear window and not on the boot?
Ferrous glass?
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:45 pm
by Triquet
Solution in search of a problem.
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:59 pm
by waremark
Does it stop you opening the windows? Wind noise?
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:59 pm
by waremark
Triquet wrote:Solution in search of a problem.
Yes
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:02 pm
by crr003
GTR1400MAN wrote:These are being plugged on various channels of social media today, as a solution to a problem I'm not sure exists.
New Design L plates (PDF)Your thoughts on legality, safety?
£14.59. Bargain!
"The Insight Vehicle Sign System gives the leaner or newly qualified driver extra confidence that they are visible and given due consideration by other road-users."Not sure about the due consideration bit!
Re: L Plates
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:36 pm
by akirk
jont- wrote:akirk wrote:interesting concept - but reduction in visibility? - accept that there is a reduction in visibility with an L plate stuck on the rear window,
Why would you have it on the rear window and not on the boot?
because that is where lots of people seem to put them
- magnetic ones fall off / non-magnetic
- don't want to stick to paint work - so stick on the glass
Alasdair