Re: photographed license plates

At 7:30 PM 8/14/96, II I II I I I II I II II I I I I II I II wrote:
>>I note those plastic cover for plates "to keep them clean"
>>seem to be more & more popular.
>
>These are not allowed in California  (although the chance of getting
>popped must be quite slim, by the number you see).
>
>I remember seeing some water based spray paints in dun colors (such as
>a nice mud tan) -  Gee, officer, its just mud, <wipe>.

If I lived closer to the nearest city I know of with "photo tickets,"
namely, Campbell, California (about 30 miles away, over the Hill into
Silicon Valley). I would probably make sure my license plate had some real
mud on it...just enough to link some letters or numbers together to make
them unreadable with a low res. photo.

Maybe we'll have barcoded license plates sooner than we think. Then all of
those speed cameras can also track our movements.


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Timothy C. May wrote:
> 
> [WHACK]

> Maybe we'll have barcoded license plates sooner than we think. Then all of
> those speed cameras can also track our movements.
> 

No, too low-tech.

Small trasnsmitters with unique programmed ID codes broadcast as you drive.  Much easier to trace.  And LoJack's 
already got a good bit of the technology in place.

Or your GPS co-ords could be stored/buffered onboard, and uploaded to the Central Bureau every night for 
analysis.

This is the kind of forward thinking that Creates Jobs!

There is a new system about to be deployed in the UK that combines GPS 
with cell-phone technology; if the vehicle is stolen it can call the 
anti-theft service and report the location; I belive the vehicle can also 
be remotely immobilised.For the truely paranoid out there, the system is 
known as "SkyNet" :)

Simon
p.s.
  If we're talking about "The Prisoner" and cars, does anybody know 
anywhere I could get a lotus or caterham 7 in the states?



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