Drunk driving? Play games

[Pat McCotter]

Licensing for bikes will probably happen when more people start using the Rhoades car.

[Russell Kanning]

I have one of those sitting at my parents place.
I had like 5 license plates on it for fun and reflectors.
People would pull up next to me and ask if it was required to have a plate. And I said yes ..... and this is all I could afford after Gray Davis raised (tripled) the car registration fees.
When I get that thing to NH I can add the NH plates that I don't use anymore.

[ravelkinbow]

Looks like a fun bike to ride   

[intergraph19]

I have one of those sitting at my parents place.
I had like 5 license plates on it for fun and reflectors.
People would pull up next to me and ask if it was required to have a plate. And I said yes ..... and this is all I could afford after Gray Davis raised (tripled) the car registration fees.
When I get that thing to NH I can add the NH plates that I don't use anymore.

*chortle*  I should put a set on my bike this spring. 

[KBCraig]

As a side note, when did licensing come into play?  I know back in the day, there was no such thing, it was, "If you can afford a car, you can drive it" so when did that change and why?

State licensing started in Massachusetts (surprise!) and Missouri in 1903. Rhode Island was the first to require testing, in 1908. The last state to begin issuing licenses was South Dakota, in 1953 (they were also last to require testing, in 1959).

http://www.voluntaryist.com/articles/119a.php

Kevin

[intergraph19]

As a side note, when did licensing come into play?  I know back in the day, there was no such thing, it was, "If you can afford a car, you can drive it" so when did that change and why?

State licensing started in Massachusetts (surprise!)

...yet another good reason to blow Mass off the map...

[tracysaboe]

Do I remember correctly that there was some attempt somewhere to encourage good driving through rewards?  Why don't we see more of this  through non-governmental means?

Insurence companies already attempt this. But they're so highly regulated it's difficult for them to impliment new ideas because everything has to be aproved through the State Dept of Insurence. Which NH still has unfortunitely.

Tracy

[intergraph19]

But they're so highly regulated it's difficult for them to impliment new ideas because everything has to be aproved through the State Dept of Insurence. Which NH still has unfortunitely.

Gee what a suprise, the state getting in the way of progress, NO!!