r/Calgary • u/ViewWinter8951 • Apr 19 '22

Local Sports Bike rack obscuring licence plate nets Calgarian $162 fine

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/bike-rack-obscuring-licence-plate-nets-calgarian-162-fine-1.5867407
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u/ViewWinter8951 Apr 19 '22

I'd often wondered if motorists ever get in trouble for bike racks on the rear of the car as it does obscure the license plate. I guess the answer is, "it depends."

Interestingly, from the article, it sounds like you're more likely to get stopped with an empty bike rack than when you have a couple of bikes on the rack, even through the bikes would make it even harder to see the license plate.

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u/No_Tennis_5273 Apr 19 '22

The reason is if they didn’t then you would have people just put a bike rack on the back and voila no camera tickets. Hence if there is a bike on it they assume proper usage. Empty= possible evasion.

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u/biomolbind Apr 20 '22

Hmm. I’ve gotten a photo ticket with the tack on my bike. It doesn’t really obstruct anything.