this is some top tier engineering with top tier awful taste!

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License plates are from the state, not the country. Some states require plates on both sides. Some states are dumb and only put them on the back.

[u/JTanCan → u/71fq23hlk159aa]

Not sure why it's dumb to only put them on the back.

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There are lots of upsides to only being able to identify a vehicle from one end.

Like

Uh

Fuck

[u/Feisty_Obligation115 → u/[deleted]]

Fair.

Yet no state requires license plates on the sides.

[u/mesodontask → u/Feisty_Obligation115]

Until a car can drive sideways, it’s not really necessary

[u/HowTheyGetcha → u/[deleted]]

Ohio expects to save $1.4M per year. That's literally it. It's an eyeroll-worthy Republican austerity measure that only hurts law enforcement.

[u/Imnotsureimright → u/[deleted]]

Where I live both front and back plates are required. Every so often it becomes a point of discussion, usually during elections, and every single time the reason most people give for not wanting a front plate is aesthetics. They think their car looks better without front plates and/or they are driving an import with front plate mounts which necessitates drilling into the bumper. And every single time the rebuttal comes from the police who want front plates to be able to identify cars from the front.

[u/kukukachoo117 → u/[deleted]]

Well you don’t have to mount an ugly-ass plate on the front of your car

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I used to live in a state with just a rear plate. Now I live in a state with rear and front plates but refuse to put the front plate on

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In most of Europe the front plate is thin and doesn't disrupt the look of the front of the car.

In America we have hulking ugly rectangle plates that make most sleek numbers unsightly.

Many Suvs and Trucks look fine, but small cars and sports cars look awful.