Reply #29: How would the plate avoid running out of power then, you can't just steal it from the car [View All]

[ShadowLiberal]

Seriously, I've seen plenty of times places where cops set up boxes that tell you when you're speeding and how fast you're speeding, they leave them out for over 2 weeks, but after the second or third day they're dead because they've run out of power. An electronic license plate would be just like those speeding things, they'd run out of power after a few days if they're battery powered.

Running it off of the car's power would be even worse, it would cut down your fuel efficiency by sucking up power to show your license plate when you're driving, and then when your car is stopped where can it get it's power from other then your car battery? If it drains the car battery then your car won't start, and since your car is turned off it can't just use the gas in your tank, that would be a safety hazard, people have killed themselves by accidentally leaving the car on in the garage and then dying from the fumes getting into the house.

And then even if they find a practical way to power your plate what if it runs out of power anyway, are the cops going to pull you over and give you a ticket because the solar panels that power your license plate can't get enough energy on a dark cloudy & rainy day?

Edit: Oh yeah, and as a guy who works at a job that requires staring at a computer monitor for 8 hours straight, I don't want to have to stare at a bunch of license plate sized TV monitors on my drive home, my eyes need a rest from that after work.