It seems rather obvious that a car should be identifiable from the front as
well as the back. Cars are not always rushing on ahead - they sometimes
park, back into spots, etc.
At 02:33 PM 8/19/02 -0400, Bob Howard wrote:
> Has anyone ever figured out the purpose of the front plates aside from
>the recent installation of cameras? Front plates were used in some
>states years before anyone even thought of the cameras.
> I have never read of anyone backing away from a crime scene, nor of
>escaping a pursuing officer by driving backwards on the highway.
> Actually, there is one use for them, though it may not be approved in
>California. Here in CT, those who do not have registered vehicles, or
>whose insurance is unpaid hence vehicles become unregistered, frequently
>clip the lower right corner of the CT rear plate where a stick-on
>validation sticker is placed, then glue this to their rear plate. To
>protect themselves against that, some owners mount the un-stickered front
>plate at the back of the car and place the be-stickered rear plate in the
>rear window.
>Bob
>
>
>On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:56:50 -0500 "Rick Lindsay"
><ROLindsay@Emeraldgrc.com> writes:
> > Same with my Ferrari friends in Texas. All but none of them
> > install the front plates choosing instead to accept the fines when
> > stopped, as part of the cost of ownership.
> >
> > Rick
>
Regards
Barrie
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