Re: California and florida License Plates??

[John Stanton <jjs3rd@ix.netcom.com>]

Just an FYI and my $0.02.  State Police are trained to aim with radar and laser
for the license plate in front.  It serves as an excellent reflector.  I had
once heard one should get rid of the plate as well as tilt the radiator forward
a few degrees to ward off the evils police rays.

JJS

"Buchholz, Steven" wrote:

> > Just cross your fingers and hope that a cop with nothing better to do
> > won't find you some day.
> >
> ... with the proliferation of photo RADAR and red light cameras some
> municipalities are cracking down on the law mandating the use of the front
> plates.  From what I hear, the town of Milpitas CA is doing this to a
> degree.
>
> This thread reminds me of a time I was driving the urq from El Paso, Texas
> to Appleton, Minnesota.  The car has yet to have front plates installed
> (they're in the trunk at all times).  As we were driving through one of the
> plains states (Oklahoma or Kansas I think) we noticed that a lot of people
> were waving at us as we passed each other on the 2-lane highway.  My brother
> and I couldn't figure why so many people were waving ... eventually we
> decided that the cars from the state didn't have front plates, so we figured
> that they thought we were from the state as well and waved!  We never had a
> chance to confirm this, but there wasn't much else that would tend to
> explain it ...
>
> Steve Buchholz
> San Jose, CA (USA)