points by ProllyInfamous 2 days ago | 0 comments
I don't own a cell phone, and I don't display a plate on my generic vehicle.
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No illusions that I'm not also traceable. Tracked.
[–] HWR_14 2 days ago
[–] ProllyInfamous 1 day ago
Correct; everything else is "above board" (e.g: insured, registered).
In Tennessee, the first two offenses for improper display of license plate are $10 & $20 fines, respectively (but obviously this allows them to initiate a traffic stop; a younger-me couldn't afford this risk). In the past year+, a dozen officers have ignored my plateless transgressions.
This has the side-effect of encouraging me to obey most traffic laws more rigorously (e.g: I speed less, am generally less-aggressive).
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I am a middle-aged fat bald white dude in the US South – I'm practically invisible!
FYI: Halloween is officially "Drive without a License Plate Day" (to protest FLOCK cameras)
[–] 1over137 2 days ago
> I don't display a plate on my generic vehicle
Sovereign citizen?
[–] Melatonic 2 days ago
Or he rides a bicycle
[–] ProllyInfamous 1 day ago
I own a bike, too, but my car also doesn't have plates attached (it is registered & insured, though).
So, no need for a pretextual stop. You are giving them a real reason to pull you over at any time.