[Vision2020] All 50 United States License Plates, Ranked

[Kenneth Marcy]

I can imagine that one on a convertible in a Fourth of July parade!

The first thing I noticed was the exclamation point, which is
unavailable now, as far as I know.

Were punctuation characters available, I would predict requests for ?,
#, @, and $ right away, followed by others.

Then I noticed that there are nine characters, counting the space. 
Someone will claim that is too many, but there is a solution.

LED license plates with digital displays.  The image of the regular
state license plate would flash on the plate display every few seconds,
with the rest of the time devoted to images, messages, and warnings
selected by the driver.

Aside from the few predictably rude messages from the driver ahead to
the driver following, and the inevitable distraction messages, rude or
not, would cause, there might be an advertising income opportunity
should such display devices become sufficiently commonplace to warrant
paying for ad space.



Ken


P.S.:  Google just informed me that some Californian officials discussed
a similar idea nearly eight years ago.  -- KM



On 02/26/2018 10:20 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:
> How ‘bout this one . . .
>
> http://www.customlicenseplates.com/idahonewenlarged.html
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com <http://www.moscowcares.com/>
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho?
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
> On Feb 26, 2018, at 9:35 AM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com
> <mailto:kmmos1 at frontier.com>> wrote:
>
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>>
>> *Here is a little good news:  Idaho is among the top ten states for
>> license plate design.
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>> *All 50 United States License Plates, Ranked*
>>
>>
>> https://www.thrillist.com/cars/all-50-united-states-license-plates-ranked
>>
>>
>>
>> France may have invented the license plate
>> <http://www.economist.com/node/15954454>, but the USA turned that
>> small, metal canvas into a bona fide art form.
>>
>> Across the 50 states of our union, there are hundreds of unique
>> plates, each one issued by the state and designed by committee.
>> Considering the multitude of designs, there are bound to be some
>> successes and some total failures—*cough, Virginia, cough*—so we've
>> decided to rank all 50. Of course, states update their plates on a
>> semi-regular basis, so there's hope for you yet, Texas. 
>>
>> There's a time and a place for vanity
>> <http://www.supercompressor.com/gear/kramer-s-assman-license-plate> and
>> specialty plates, but c'mon, your sweet "Celtics" plate isn't helping
>> anybody. We're keeping things simple and sticking with the
>> standard-issue tags for each state. Sadly for D.C., taxation
>> continues, as does a lack of representation on this list.
>>
>>
>> All 50 US License Plates, Ranked
>>
>>
>>     9. Idaho
>>
>> The gradient works as a picturesque sunset, the "scenic" doesn't take
>> away from the state name, and how bout them potatoes?
>>
>>
>> https://www.thrillist.com/cars/all-50-united-states-license-plates-ranked
>>
>>
>>
>> *Ken*
>>
>>
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