Yeah, cops in NJ have had optical plate recognition for at least the past decade. I know because I got pulled over once for having an expired registration or some stupid shit and I couldn't figure out how they were able to do that unless they called in my plate number. Turns out that they are always out scanning plates.RFID in the license plate adds unnecessary cost. They can effectively do the same thing with cameras to capture the license plate and bill it to whoever is on the registration. That's how it works here in Colorado, or you can get an RFID sticker to put on the windshield. The sticker gives you a lower rate but you have to bring $20 upfront to pre load the account and keep it loaded.
Yep. Which I think it's an abuse of privacy.Yeah, cops in NJ have had optical plate recognition for at least the past decade. I know because I got pulled over once for having an expired registration or some stupid shit and I couldn't figure out how they were able to do that unless they called in my plate number. Turns out that they are always out scanning plates.
Abuse of privacy... visible license plates on public roads?? You're not serious, I hope. That makes as much sense as police claiming you cannot video record them in public while doing their job, because it's an invasion of privacy. Personally, I'm glad they do this - get the people off the road who can't seem to follow the simple rules.Yep. Which I think it's an abuse of privacy.
Abuse of privacy... visible license plates on public roads?? You're not serious, I hope. That makes as much sense as police claiming you cannot video record them in public while doing their job, because it's an invasion of privacy. Personally, I'm glad they do this - get the people off the road who can't seem to follow the simple rules.
I'm not so sure that's a good idea. There would be nothing stopping people from locking down the vehicles of others for not so nice of purposes. Already, such hacking has been demonstrated; we need less of this, not more.
Isn't jamming still possible?
This.
I feel like the dynamic of police forces will change substantially once this hits.
I have one and use it daily. (Escort 9500ix)
It still picks off the vast majority of police radar and over the time I've owned it has paid for itself 20x over at least. (speeding fines are high in CT)
Note however that much like a seat-belt only assists in preventing injury, it only assists in avoiding tickets. Most important things are to stay within a quick brake-check of being legal & watching your 6 o'clock. In other words you need to be paying attention at all times with or without one which seems to be more then most drivers can handle.
I'm not so sure that's a good idea. There would be nothing stopping people from locking down the vehicles of others for not so nice of purposes. Already, such hacking has been demonstrated; we need less of this, not more.
Huh? You must be joking, I hope. Are you telling me you don't know the difference between having your plates run for absolutely no reason at all besides being on public roads compared to having a cop manually run your plates based on suspicion (i.e. doing actual police work).Abuse of privacy... visible license plates on public roads?? You're not serious, I hope. That makes as much sense as police claiming you cannot video record them in public while doing their job, because it's an invasion of privacy. Personally, I'm glad they do this - get the people off the road who can't seem to follow the simple rules.
A lot of states don't make that information public. I know some have, just like they make voting records public. I know NJ doesn't. I think there is a procedure where you can go to the MVC (DMV) in Trenton though, pay a fee and have them look up a particular plate number. But in my case, all they're going to get is a name and PO Box number. I even managed to get my PO Box on my license, which is something they never would have done in the past.As for privacy, you have to be kidding. You have a DL, your motocar has plates clearly shown. From that information, a bad person can pretty much destroy your life if they wanted.
Unless you like having your driving habits uploaded to a central location and used for god knows what then cool I guess.
A lot of states don't make that information public. I know some have, just like they make voting records public. I know NJ doesn't. I think there is a procedure where you can go to the MVC (DMV) in Trenton though, pay a fee and have them look up a particular plate number. But in my case, all they're going to get is a name and PO Box number. I even managed to get my PO Box on my license, which is something they never would have done in the past.
Get used to it. Modern autocars have all sorts of event recording and (soon) telemetry. Speed traps won't be necessary in the future.