Front car licence plates are teh suck!

[Wadded Beef]

About to put regular plates on my new car and having to put em on the front just makes me sad... they make the car look fugly and my state (CA) requires em. this = suck

you can put em on your front dash or to the side on your front bumper but these are ghetto looking solutions...or just have rear plates and risk getting a ticket.

 

[Svnla]

Can someone tell me the reason(s) why some states, such as TX and CA, require front plates? Is it for safety? or maybe the cops in those states are not too smart, they need to read the plates TWICE? LOL.

 

[Nebor]

Because it gives them an opportunity to pull over people from out of state. Generally you're looking at states with lots of out of state traffic passing through. They give tons of tickets to out of staters too.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Eh, more money if they can charge for two

 

[Bootprint]

Useful for red-light running cameras.

 

[intogamer]

makes it look fugly

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Useful for red-light running cameras.

i think a better solution would be to get rid of those

 

[mugs]

I guess I'm just used to them, but I don't think they make cars look any uglier than without them... and I also don't think it's legal to put it on your dash... and I have NO idea how it makes it look better if it's on the side of your bumper.

 

[SelArom]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Useful for red-light running cameras.

i think a better solution would be to get rid of those

seconded!

 

[3chordcharlie]

Slightly better chance of your car being identified should the need arise.

Most jurisdictions requiring front plates allow windshield mounting or some other provision for vehicles where front bumper mounting simply doesn't work.

 

[Baked]

Do this. Strap the front plate to the flip down visor/vanity mirror of the passenger seat.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Slightly better chance of your car being identified should the need arise.

Yep. Frankly is suprises me that more states don't require them, I've always thought it's loopy that you can only identify a car one way: driving away.

 

[Bassyhead]

In NY the plates must be in the designated license plate holder on the car (front and back), inside or elsewhere is illegal. That being said, I don't really care.

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Slightly better chance of your car being identified should the need arise.

Yep. Frankly is suprises me that more states don't require them, I've always thought it's loopy that you can only identify a car one way: driving away.

Well the split is probably close to 80-20 or even higher; try it some time. By the time you identify that a car has done something 'interesting' and want its plate number, it's usually past you.

But it's cheap enough to put the plate on the front, so if it helps once in a while, I figure it's a good idea.

 

[Wadded Beef]

some people (mostly ricers) put the licence plate to the side of their front bumper because it blocks the airflow to the radiator. which it does, but i wish we could do away with them alltogether.

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
Slightly better chance of your car being identified should the need arise.

Yep. Frankly is suprises me that more states don't require them, I've always thought it's loopy that you can only identify a car one way: driving away.

Well the split is probably close to 80-20 or even higher; try it some time. By the time you identify that a car has done something 'interesting' and want its plate number, it's usually past you.

But it's cheap enough to put the plate on the front, so if it helps once in a while, I figure it's a good idea.

Ya, I'm not going to argue the rear is easily the most useful spot, but the benefits of an additional front plate still seem to be greater than the cons of doing so.

 

[Wadded Beef]

they benefit the police, not us. (well it could but come on it looks like @ss!) lol

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef
they benefit the police, not us. (well it could but come on it looks like @ss!) lol

well if your car gets stolen then it'll benefit you

or how about 2 look-alikes in a parking lot? that will help you too

 

[drum]

This is an online petition to get rid of the front plate requirement in Ohio.

so if you're from ohio check it out.

 

[murphy55d]

Let me understand this - they can pull an out-of-stater over for not having a front license plate? I just drove through Ohio and I wasn't pulled over for not having a front plate. I'm from PA.

 

[mikebb]

Originally posted by: drum
This is an online petition to get rid of the front plate requirement in Ohio.

so if you're from ohio check it out.

Taken from link:

"Second, a front license plate restricts the performance of passenger vehicles."

Yeah, lawmakers are gonna buy that one.

"Additionally, police officers will be more productive in stopping dangerous motor vehicle violations such as drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, etc., because their time won't be compromised by stopping or ticketing a Ohio motorist who simply did not have a front license plate on display."

Uh, they do realize that municipalities (and states) love minor motor vehicle violations like this because they're a cash cow?

 

[AdamK47]

You can get away with having it on the air dam. I know some FBody guys that do that here in Ohio.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Let me understand this - they can pull an out-of-stater over for not having a front license plate? I just drove through Ohio and I wasn't pulled over for not having a front plate. I'm from PA.

No. Many people believe that cops prefer to pull over people from out of state. Out of staters are less likely to contest the ticket, and then there's the animosity between people from different states. Ask anyone who the worst drivers are, they'll tell you it's the people from their neighboring state(s). PA drivers suck by the way. Having a front license plate lets Ohio cops identify who's from Ohio, and therefore who is not (either because they have no front plate or a front plate from another state).

 

[murphy55d]

PA drivers are by far the worst, I agree, Mugs.

 

[StageLeft]

Heh, in AL you don't needs em!