Boltar ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

And lets not forget the pratical problem of inforcement. Lets assume
your dumb idea comes to fruition and license plates are required. Will
children require them? Does little 2 year old Tommy have to wait until
dad gets him insurance and plates so he can ride his little tricycle out
the front?
No? Oh , we'll wait until they're 14 or so? So one day they find they
can't legally go out on their bike anymore because their parents can't
afford the insurance. Think they'll care? Think plod will care given they
have their hands full as it it? And how do expect a policeman to catch
a cyclist with no plates? Chase him on foot? Well that won't work.
Call in the panda car? Great - until the cyclist heads off down an
alley or up some stairs away from the road. No wait , we can call in
the police chopper, yeah that'll do it.

Mmm. Some good points. Perhaps we just ought to get rid of
plates/licences/insurance for all road users, since it's all so unworkable.