Miller Tax on Plate Renewal?

[Dichotomy]

Up to a point. I drive a short wheelbase car (not a smart) that's quite low to the ground. The car's barely had time to recover from the first bump before the rears are heading over - so it makes for a very crashy ride.

Having said all that, speed bumps are increasingly moot: the streets are in such shitty condition that the pot-holes and steel plates keep people honest.[/QUOTE]


QFT!

 

[adma]

Then again, don't judge speed bumps by the earliest, or crudest, examples. There's a heck of a difference btw/the axle-busters that were installed on Balmoral in the 70s and the rather smooth traffic-calmers in the Bridle Path.

Indeed, in the latter instance, I think a lot of drivers *are* guilty of crossing them a little too gingerly...

 

[kEiThZ]

I wonder what controls they have on preventing people from registering their vehicles elsewhere....

 

[Admiral Beez]

Then again, don't judge speed bumps by the earliest, or crudest, examples. There's a heck of a difference btw/the axle-busters that were installed on Balmoral in the 70s and the rather smooth traffic-calmers in the Bridle Path

I find that in short wheel base vehicles, like a mini, but especially like my motorcycle, you can go over the speed humps at about 40-50 kph without loosing any sense of control, especially if you stand up on the pegs.

 

[RedRocket191]

I find that in short wheel base vehicles, like a mini, but especially like my motorcycle, you can go over the speed humps at about 40-50 kph without loosing any sense of control, especially if you stand up on the pegs.

I heard on the radio that some cops were charging people with stunt driving and seizing their bikes for standing on the pegs to go over railway tracks / peer over traffic.

Now, the quality of callers to CFRB isn't golden, but that's the word on the street.

 

[nfitz]

Their suspensions are stiffer and they do 'jounce' more over the bumps. If you have kids in the 3rd row of a minivan or SUV, the experience is unsettling, unless you crawl over them.
As I said, the shorter the wheel base, the more fun the bumps are.

Hang on - SUVs are supposed to be designed as off-road vehicles. Presumably they'd be built to handle bumps better than a regular car - not worse. I can't think of many reasons of wanting an SUV in the city - but surely speedbumps are the one thing they should be good for.

 

[Dichotomy]

I wonder what controls they have on preventing people from registering their vehicles elsewhere....

No way of controlling that. I kept my 'address' at my Collingwood home for years after I moved here. I still owned the place and was renting it out. When I finally moved my address here, my insurance doubled. There are lots of people who own businesses, cottages outside the 416 area who will 'move' to avoid the extra $60.
As usual, the people this tax will hurt most are the people who can least afford it.

 

[Dichotomy]

Hang on - SUVs are supposed to be designed as off-road vehicles. Presumably they'd be built to handle bumps better than a regular car - not worse. I can't think of many reasons of wanting an SUV in the city - but surely speedbumps are the one thing they should be good for.

SUVs will 'handle' the speed bumps better, but they will bounce over them more. A soft, mushy car like a Buick Regal would be least affected. Any driver with his/her salt will figure out what 'frequency' their vehicle travels over the speed bumps best.
With my car, the faster the better.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I heard on the radio that some cops were charging people with stunt driving and seizing their bikes for standing on the pegs to go over railway tracks / peer over traffic.

That was in the Wheels section of the Star some time back, but it was thrown out of court as there is no clear statute stating that a rider's rearside must also be in contact with the seat.

 

[RedRocket191]

That was in the Wheels section of the Star some time back, but it was thrown out of court as there is no clear statute stating that a rider's rearside must also be in contact with the seat.

Good to hear it was thrown out, but the problem is that your bike had still been impounded for a week.

 

[lead82]

Got my plate renewal letter in the mail the other day. My renewal is up in November, and no Miller car tax has been applied yet. I guess it must start in 2009.