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Technosoul · May 30, 2005, 08:19 pm

From out of the blue this idea came to me that our government should issue grants so that scientists can invent new computerized license plates for automobles. These would be installed by car makers are part of each new car made ( no more mailing metal plates via the mail - which crooks and remove of change).

We would have this national DMV department and all plates would be hooked into their central computer by satellite. That way each plate could be updated by computer as soon as the license fee is paid, that could be done on line to avoid long lines at city DMV offices. Each plate would have a set of colored lights that could be activated for different reasons with flashing lights so that the police could notice them quickly. Activated via satellite from any authorized police source. A light for stolen vechiles, for Amber Alerts, for warrents, for possible crime suspects, etc. Thus the car could be easly spotted by patorl police or by other dirvers who can call in the information on cell phones to the police. Rental cars would also have tracking devices so the Homeland Security department could monitor of where-abouts of people of interest visiting here from forien countries.

Such technology I think is very possible and cost effective concidering how it would speed-up the process of capturing criminals and by saving all the work it now takes to issue plates.

Technosoul.

rmnunez · May 31, 2005, 12:32 am

The idea is interesting, so your license plate would advise the police reading its lights and numbers all sorts of details about you. Perhaps it could include medical data, maybe also marital data, car keys individually issued identify the operator in the plates.

Technosoul · May 31, 2005, 09:19 am

Well you make it sound like we were living in 1984. I am not advocating that personal information about the driver should be included but only information about the automoble it's self. Namely information that would alert police that the car was suspect relative to a current crime. (unless it is a rented car used by people here from another country who might be under FBI monitoring).

Private cars are not always operated by the named owner of the automoble.

Now many presciption drugs no have warnings that you should not use them while operating things like cars. And police might ask you about your medical drugs if they see you driving carelessly or if an accident happens. But I do not think that kind of information could be programed on a license plate by the DMV. That would be like as if each store or bar would send out an alert that you drank some booze so that the police could be informed that you might be driving under the influence.... hmmm?

Technosoul.

May 30, 2005, 08:19 pm	#1 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,650	New Technology From out of the blue this idea came to me that our government should issue grants so that scientists can invent new computerized license plates for automobles. These would be installed by car makers are part of each new car made ( no more mailing metal plates via the mail - which crooks and remove of change). We would have this national DMV department and all plates would be hooked into their central computer by satellite. That way each plate could be updated by computer as soon as the license fee is paid, that could be done on line to avoid long lines at city DMV offices. Each plate would have a set of colored lights that could be activated for different reasons with flashing lights so that the police could notice them quickly. Activated via satellite from any authorized police source. A light for stolen vechiles, for Amber Alerts, for warrents, for possible crime suspects, etc. Thus the car could be easly spotted by patorl police or by other dirvers who can call in the information on cell phones to the police. Rental cars would also have tracking devices so the Homeland Security department could monitor of where-abouts of people of interest visiting here from forien countries. Such technology I think is very possible and cost effective concidering how it would speed-up the process of capturing criminals and by saving all the work it now takes to issue plates. Technosoul.

May 31, 2005, 12:32 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
rmnunez Volcanic Erupter Location: Mexico City Posts: 4,772	The idea is interesting, so your license plate would advise the police reading its lights and numbers all sorts of details about you. Perhaps it could include medical data, maybe also marital data, car keys individually issued identify the operator in the plates.

May 31, 2005, 09:19 am	#3 (permalink) (top)
Technosoul Volcanic Erupter Posts: 8,650	Well you make it sound like we were living in 1984. I am not advocating that personal information about the driver should be included but only information about the automoble it's self. Namely information that would alert police that the car was suspect relative to a current crime. (unless it is a rented car used by people here from another country who might be under FBI monitoring). Private cars are not always operated by the named owner of the automoble. Now many presciption drugs no have warnings that you should not use them while operating things like cars. And police might ask you about your medical drugs if they see you driving carelessly or if an accident happens. But I do not think that kind of information could be programed on a license plate by the DMV. That would be like as if each store or bar would send out an alert that you drank some booze so that the police could be informed that you might be driving under the influence.... hmmm? Technosoul.