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From: AZ Nomad on 22 Jun 2010 23:32
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:00:22 -0500, T.J. Higgins <ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu> wrote:
>In article <a0bf9acc-c66f-4b45-b820-bd687df67a23(a)z25g2000vbk.googlegroups.com>, gpsman wrote:
>>Advertisements would display only after vehicles were stopped for four
>>seconds and could also be used to display public safety information
>>such as Amber alerts.

>Many if not all states ban electronic displays on the backs
>of vehicles, regardless of whether the vehicle is in motion.
>Will be interesting to see how they twist the law to allow
>electronic plates but not other electronic displays.

All that technology, and they can't figure out how to have emergency
vehicles warn other motor vehicles except with 170db sirens. RF?
What's that?

From: Studemania on 27 Jun 2010 16:27
On Jun 22, 8:32 pm, AZ Nomad <aznoma...(a)PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:

> All that technology, and they can't figure out how to have emergency
> vehicles warn other motor vehicles except with 170db sirens.  RF?
> What's that?

And very few of the vehicles have warning ssystems that do a good job
of letting the other divers know there they are, as the European one
do.

From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 27 Jun 2010 22:20
I see these being hacked to display alternate messages within hours of
implementation.

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From: The Real Bev on 28 Jun 2010 02:27
On 06/27/10 19:20, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:

> I see these being hacked to display alternate messages within hours of
> implementation.

There will probably be heavy penalties for doing so. Just one more form of
revenue enhancement.

A co-worker, in times of stress, used to sing loudly 'Up against the wall, you
red-neck mothers!' He's probably singing it louder now.

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From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. on 28 Jun 2010 14:01
The Real Bev wrote:

> On 06/27/10 19:20, Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
>
>> I see these being hacked to display alternate messages within hours of
>> implementation.
>
> There will probably be heavy penalties for doing so. Just one more form
> of revenue enhancement.

But what if its your plate that the hackers mod?

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