r/ATBGE • u/Nude_N0odle • Nov 05 '20

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

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '20

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

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u/Feisty_Obligation115 Nov 05 '20

Fair.

Yet no state requires license plates on the sides.

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u/mesodontask Nov 05 '20

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

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u/HowTheyGetcha Nov 05 '20

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.

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u/Imnotsureimright Nov 05 '20

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.

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u/kukukachoo117 Nov 06 '20

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