In California, license plates might go electronic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As electronic highway billboards flashing neon advertisements become more prevalent, the next frontier in distracted driving is already approaching - ad-blaring license plates.
The California Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state to begin researching the use of electronic license plates for vehicles. The move is intended as a moneymaker for a state facing a $19 billion deficit.
The device would mimic a standard license plate when the vehicle is in motion but would switch to digital ads or other messages when it is stopped for more than four seconds, whether in traffic or at a red light. The license plate number would remain visible at all times in some section of the screen.
In emergencies, the plates could be used to broadcast Amber Alerts or traffic information.
The bill's author, Democratic Sen. Curren Price of Los Angeles, said California would be the first state to implement such technology if the state Department of Motor Vehicles ultimately recommends the widespread use of the plates. He said other states are exploring something similar.
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The DMV would be required to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by Jan. 1, 2013.
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....
OK...cell phones, radios, cd's, mp3 players, kids screamings, other persons in the car talking to you, looking up directions on the map/GPS system, drinking coffee, billboards on the side of the road and other advertising....let's add another distraction. Also, if you believe any money generated by this is going to be put to reducing the budget deficet you really do belive that Obamacare will reduce cost whilte increasing coverage.
There is a reason that the state of California is financially, morally and intellectually bankrupt. Actually, I lied, the reasons are too numerous to mention ... just add this one to the "heap". It's sad that the state of California, once held up high as a model for other states to emulate has degraded to thinking such as this, and voting into office such morons as "Nancy Pelosi". No wonder neighboring states are laughing their buttocks off ... they are benefiting from the tax base that is relocating to their states.
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