All of the vehicle license plates available in America

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 4:23 PM UTC

SV_BubbleTime wrote: post #84

nunez wrote: post #73

> Yes, license plates are still made by cheap prison labor in most states. 80% of all license plates issued in the U.S. today were made by state prisoners, with only 12 states opting out of the practice. According to a 2022 ACLU report on prison labor in the U.S., many states offer no pay at all to prisoners, while the average hourly wage across the country was between 13 and 52 cents per hour So slavery's not dead,…

"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." 13A A. I guess I'm confused you ever thought it was dead. B. The license plate programs are optional, and as I understand it most work details are a desirable distraction from the all encompassing boredom of pr…

Post by madcaptenor » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 4:28 PM UTC

lapcat wrote: post #64

js2 wrote: post #43

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Large universities have large alumni associations with local chapters throughout the US. In states where custom plates are easy to get, those associates will often ensure their universities have their own plate designs. It looks like the University of Florida has plates in at least six different states besides its home state: FL, VA, TX, GA, NC, MD, SC.

Well, Maryland is clearly just out of control with the plates: https://www.beautifulpublicdata.com/content/images/size/w160... By the way, the majority of out-of-staters at UW are from neighboring Minnesota (with tuition reciprocity) and Illinois (the FIBs).

Post by jdietrich » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 4:30 PM UTC

calpaterson wrote: post #38

spiderice wrote: post #6

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I’m just wondering why they’re allowed to drive at all after 3 DUIs.

I don't know about America but in the UK people don't get their driving licence taken away that often, even if they have hit 12 points (ie: racked up enough offences to theoretically lose it). There is a lot of consideration as to whether removing the driving licence will cause hardship and defendants obviously usually argue that it will (with some truth) so judges sometimes don't remove the licence. Anecdotally, I f…

Post by Mountain_Skies » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 4:32 PM UTC

cratermoon wrote: post #69

hnbear wrote: post #50

Finally a reason for a custom plate: The explosion of full color images on special plates has also created some concerns for law enforcement’s use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs), which automatically scan the plates of cars as they drive down the road or through tolls. Many police cars are equipped with ALPRs that scoop up all of the plates that drive by. A report by the American Association of Motor Vehic…

Also, with hundreds of legal variations, how can the police keep track of them all? Counterfeiting a plate wouldn't require a very exacting match, just close enough to fly under the radar.

Post by dnissley » Mon, Aug 21, 2023, 4:32 PM UTC