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The concept of physical license plates is completely outdated anyway.

MrStonedOne 7y ago
I'm not sure on your logic for that statement, but I can't agree with it as presented. Reporting of impaired or unsafe driving is something worth preserving, making that require technology severely limits the pool of citizens able to do that, and I don't see any other way to preserve it.
pluc 7y ago
Tell that to face recognition technology.
lgessler 7y ago
Can you explain? As a cheap and pretty much failure-free means of visually broadcasting the identity of a vehicle, they seem pretty irreplaceable. Anything requiring electronics is much more prone to failure. Even airplanes have their call signs written clearly somewhere on their body.
- raverbashing 7y ago
  A small nitpick: planes have their registration, not their call signs (which change based on the flight) printed on them. Now for GA aircraft the call sign used is usually their registration no. (not sure it's mandatory for them, but that's what's used). For commercial, it's related to their flight number.
BurningFrog 7y ago
How else do I tell the hotel which car is mine?
catalogia 7y ago
If I took off my license plate, that would be noticed quickly. If I were to disable my car's transponder, how long would it take for anybody to notice? Transponders would not be tamper evident at first glance and are therefore not, and never will be, an adequate replacement for license plates.
millzlane 7y ago
Yep, I can take plates off of relatively anycar I see, preferably the same make, model, and color. Skip tolls, red lights, kill anyone, be a get away vehicle, collect parking tickets practically do anything I want where I didn't want to be identified by my license plate. License plates unless they're permanently affixed to cars is a bit outdated. Identifying license plates on the vehicle should be more permanent. Similar to the VIN. Otherwise if they can be changed so easily they're kind of pointless. They operate on good faith.
- hwc 7y ago
  Paint a QR code of the VIN on the front and back bumpers at the factory. Done.
  - SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
    You've just changed out a license plate removal with a bumper swap. I don't know if adding a couple of extra steps is actually solving the problem.
  - mumblemumble 7y ago
    Studies indicate that human witnesses are terrible at memorizing QR codes. I've heard they're also really hard to type into pay-by-plate parking meters and the like.
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- NikolaeVarius 7y ago
  Godforbid you move and you have to get a new plate.
- MrStonedOne 7y ago
  >Identifying license plates on the vehicle should be more permanent. Similar to the VIN. Otherwise if they can be changed so easily they're kind of pointless. They operate on good faith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus What part of the car identifies the car in the days of diy repair and replacement of almost any part on the car?

I'm not sure on your logic for that statement, but I can't agree with it as presented. Reporting of impaired or unsafe driving is something worth preserving, making that require technology severely limits the pool of citizens able to do that, and I don't see any other way to preserve it.

pluc 7y ago

Tell that to face recognition technology.

lgessler 7y ago

Can you explain? As a cheap and pretty much failure-free means of visually broadcasting the identity of a vehicle, they seem pretty irreplaceable. Anything requiring electronics is much more prone to failure. Even airplanes have their call signs written clearly somewhere on their body.

raverbashing 7y ago
A small nitpick: planes have their registration, not their call signs (which change based on the flight) printed on them. Now for GA aircraft the call sign used is usually their registration no. (not sure it's mandatory for them, but that's what's used). For commercial, it's related to their flight number.

BurningFrog 7y ago

How else do I tell the hotel which car is mine?

catalogia 7y ago

If I took off my license plate, that would be noticed quickly. If I were to disable my car's transponder, how long would it take for anybody to notice? Transponders would not be tamper evident at first glance and are therefore not, and never will be, an adequate replacement for license plates.

millzlane 7y ago

Yep, I can take plates off of relatively anycar I see, preferably the same make, model, and color. Skip tolls, red lights, kill anyone, be a get away vehicle, collect parking tickets practically do anything I want where I didn't want to be identified by my license plate. License plates unless they're permanently affixed to cars is a bit outdated. Identifying license plates on the vehicle should be more permanent. Similar to the VIN. Otherwise if they can be changed so easily they're kind of pointless. They operate on good faith.

hwc 7y ago
Paint a QR code of the VIN on the front and back bumpers at the factory. Done.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
  You've just changed out a license plate removal with a bumper swap. I don't know if adding a couple of extra steps is actually solving the problem.
- mumblemumble 7y ago
  Studies indicate that human witnesses are terrible at memorizing QR codes. I've heard they're also really hard to type into pay-by-plate parking meters and the like.
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NikolaeVarius 7y ago
Godforbid you move and you have to get a new plate.
MrStonedOne 7y ago
>Identifying license plates on the vehicle should be more permanent. Similar to the VIN. Otherwise if they can be changed so easily they're kind of pointless. They operate on good faith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus What part of the car identifies the car in the days of diy repair and replacement of almost any part on the car?