I like Maine's inspection stickers and mandated insurance.
Makes me feel safer in traffic knowing everybody's frames,brakes,tires and steering are up to snuff.

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Originally posted by steve davis

I like Maine's inspection stickers and mandated insurance.
Makes me feel safer in traffic knowing everybody's frames,brakes,tires and steering are up to snuff.

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we had windshield inspection stickers up till 2008 and the done away with them.... now its a combo  of  date / year inspection on a tiny 1x1 sticker on the corner of your license tag.... it comes with your registration when you renew and pay your fee and taxes....  money money money

I suspect Lord Acton had some worthwhile insight: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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Originally posted by 1935tb-11

in our state car insurance is required . so is inspections .
you have to get your car inspected before you get your new tags,, then you have to pay you taxes on the vehicle along with the tag or in our case a little sticker (unless you ask for a new tag, which i do just so i feel like i got something).
so i see at least 1 or 2 cars every time i go out with out dated or 2 year old temporary tags faded out ,, so you know they have no insurance ,,cause you gotta have a tag to get insurance..... love it ,,,, our state i one big slop jar of mess.

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We also need insurance an annual payment to effectively use the road, and after a car is 3 years old, annual inspections.  I think it is all tied to the car so when the police do a search on your registration plate (tag?) they pretty much have all of your info before they step out of the car to talk to you.  Lots of police cars have ANPR which automatically reads your registration plate and will flag to the cop inside if you're driving illegally - we have a lot of mobile speed camera vans - these also flag if the car doesn't have all the legal requirements to be on the road - those vans a a huge source of revenue for the government.

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Originally posted by Wet Spaniel

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Originally posted by 1935tb-11

in our state car insurance is required . so is inspections .
you have to get your car inspected before you get your new tags,, then you have to pay you taxes on the vehicle along with the tag or in our case a little sticker (unless you ask for a new tag, which i do just so i feel like i got something).
so i see at least 1 or 2 cars every time i go out with out dated or 2 year old temporary tags faded out ,, so you know they have no insurance ,,cause you gotta have a tag to get insurance..... love it ,,,, our state i one big slop jar of mess.

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We also need insurance an annual payment to effectively use the road, and after a car is 3 years old, annual inspections.  I think it is all tied to the car so when the police do a search on your registration plate (tag?) they pretty much have all of your info before they step out of the car to talk to you.  Lots of police cars have ANPR which automatically reads your registration plate and will flag to the cop inside if you're driving illegally - we have a lot of mobile speed camera vans - these also flag if the car doesn't have all the legal requirements to be on the road - those vans a a huge source of revenue for the government.

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"A huge source of revenue" or a cost effective way of avoiding the use of  expensive and limited police to make our roads safer ?  I'm always amused by drivers (usually Audi or BMW) who somehow see speed cameras as somehow  "not playing the game", as if there is some requirement to make detecting speeding into some sort of fun lottery. 

I no longer bother having a car as I live in London and have free public transport. But if I did I'd possibly take advantage of the classic car rules (no tax or inspection if over 40 years old) and maybe look for a repeat of my very first car, a Triumph Herald.  Having a car which can be repaired with an adjustable spanner and a hammer, and which doesn't contain an ounce of silicon is definitely an advantage.

As an American who has never been to another continent and is accustomed to all the bureaucracy...

...I don't see the problem(s).

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Originally posted by AndrewD

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"A huge source of revenue" or a cost effective way of avoiding the use of  expensive and limited police to make our roads safer ?  I'm always amused by drivers (usually Audi or BMW) who somehow see speed cameras as somehow  "not playing the game", as if there is some requirement to make detecting speeding into some sort of fun lottery. 

I no longer bother having a car as I live in London and have free public transport. But if I did I'd possibly take advantage of the classic car rules (no tax or inspection if over 40 years old) and maybe look for a repeat of my very first car, a Triumph Herald.  Having a car which can be repaired with an adjustable spanner and a hammer, and which doesn't contain an ounce of silicon is definitely an advantage.

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I didn't say I wasn't a fan.  The part of the dales I live in is treated like a racetrack with numerous road fatalities and accidents (mainly bikers) every year.  One day this summer we had 3 separate fatalities within 10 miles in one day.  Our district of some 500 square miles usually has 2-4 cops on duty at any time so I'm more than happy for them not to be tied up chasing speeders.  We have no fixed cameras (flash or average speed) in the county of North Yorkshire, it is all down to a handful of vans operated by civilian police employees, I only wish there were more.

The problem with America seems to be that it isn't New Zealand.

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Originally posted by Tim Jumper

The problem with America seems to be that it isn't New Zealand.

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That isn't a problem. It is a blessing!