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California Wants To Put E-Ads On License Plates

Posted by kdawson on from the distracted-stopping dept.

techmuse writes "The San Jose Mercury News reports that the California state legislature wants to put electronic advertising on license plates. The plate would display standard plate information when the car is moving, but would also display ads when the car is stopped for more than 4 seconds (say, at a red light). Not distracting or annoying at all! 'The bill has received no formal opposition. It passed unanimously through the Senate last month and is scheduled to be heard Monday by the Assembly Transportation Committee.'"

3 of 624 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Programmable Number Plates by jhoegl · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yes because slowing down to prevent speeding tickets would be illogical...
    here in AZ, we just let the contract lapse on speed cameras on the highway, reason for the opposition to the cameras? Because its just a money scam... WHAT?!?!?
    Slow the fuck down, and shut the fuck up.

  2. hi by helentaylor21 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The article said it was to prevent animals from swallowing spent casings and introducing lead into the food chain. I couldn't speak to the likelihood or real impact of that actually happening. http://latestnewscheck.blogspot.com/2010/06/tel-launches-suns-world-cup-song-from.html

  3. Re:Programmable Number Plates by SpaghettiPattern · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Car stopped and < 30 mph = your 'real' number.

    The bit "Car stopped and" is redundant. You mean to say:

    < 30 mph = your 'real' number.

    (If I were Linus' teacher I'd give you an F.) (But I'm not.)

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