Having had a little experience with that (on both sides, I had a short career in law enforcement) I can say unequivocally yes, it would be a ticketable offense. It’s your responsibility to clear the mud, bugs, snow ect from your plate, just as you have to keep your windshield and lights clear as well. Of course the…

Well, they'd ticket you for having an obstructed plate probably. 

So most personalized plates are inside jokes that nobody gets, just like this one? 

Hahahaha please tell me you are a small-town bureaucrat...

They aren't touching my cell phone if they want my call records either, but they need a warrant for them. So ...

But unless he recognizes someone personally, an officer’s eyes can’t discern a driver’s licence status, open warrants, ect. It seems to me that this scanner is more of a "search" than a chalk mark. 

This is literally true, but not terribly convincing as an argument. Police are on stronger footing when it comes to plate readers.

How is paying the ticket an admission of guilt? People plead no contest to things all the time, which is expressly NOT an admission of guilt, just an acknowledgement that you will probably be convicted. If the ticket wasn't legal when it was issued, whether or not I paid it is a moot point. 

Um... How is marking the pavement going to tell them anything?

Attorney no. Former police officer yes. If you throw something in the trash that you know belongs to someone else with the intent to deprive them of it, it's theft. Call a couple agencies and ask if you need to. Of course they'd have to prove that you knew who's it was and your intent, but with the company name all…

Contrary to popular belief, “Finders keepers” isn’t legal doctrine, and I’d be very interested in laughing at you when you test that theory in court. Also, if $10 is offered for reporting it found, and you demand $100 not to throw it away, that's extortion. Or more accurately ransom, but hey you're an idiot; why split…

I second the motion,appoint myself Chairman and declare it passed. Long live King Jalop!

If it Jeeps, it should be done.

Well sir, thank you for outing yourself as an extortionist and a thief. Your mother must be proud. 

I feel like I need to retrofit those to my Camry commuter. 

What are the boat controls between the seats for?!?!

Ten I would think that the problems outlined in the article will be self-correcting. 

Well, the first part of the answer is “don’t live where they use shit on the roads that will dissolve your car in 5 years.” Then buy a Toyota. 

Lol I had to ask but really I get it. I think C-3's are dead sexy...

II get everything you’re saying. But given the amount of scooters they have and that if they’re gone they are a net 100% loss I would think that it would pencil out to keep track of them. I’m a drain technician in Portland Oregon my company tracks all of our trucks for many reasons mostly to make sure we’re doing the…