The license plate never lies - Platewire lets you get back at bad drivers
We all know that particular type of concentrated anger that comes to the surface while being cut off, veered into and almost run off the road by bad drivers. Platewire is a website that lets you get back at those not deserving of a drivers license by reporting their offenses along with their plate numbers. Truly the site is more cathartic than anything, as most reports are full of creatively expressed cuss words and more exclamation points than periods.
Having just underwent an update, Platewire now also allows motorists to begin the reporting process while the wounds are still fresh. One just needs to dial the site's toll-free phone-to-web service, which will associate the entered plate number with the phone number from which the call was placed. The plate number can then be retrieved later on Platewire.com and entered with a detailed description of why, for instance, the woman driving her minivan while attempting to eat tacos should be banned from the roads.
[Source: Platewires.com via Netscape]
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Al Eisensteinium 7:16PM (7/30/2006)
Having just "underwent"? Back to the ESL class for you. And to think that I usually want to complain about the inability of AutoBlog writers to use "comprise" correctly, or that "alot" is not a word, but dang, underwent?
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GhostDoggy 7:21PM (7/30/2006)
While I fully encourage taking action against inconsiderate motorists, I do not believe that this approach is the best one. For instance, what is to keep me from saying Motorist X did something when they in fact didn't?
Now, I had thought about my daily drives into and out of the workplace in Atlanta traffic. I thought about devising a mounting system for a consumer camcord. If an even takes place I could Firewire it to the PC and post it therein. No better evidence than video, no?
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Finished.Law.School 9:12PM (7/30/2006)
Platewire is perfect fodder for a well placed profitable lawsuit.
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myrtle brown 9:41PM (7/30/2006)
I think this is a great site with all the jerks on the road today and them not paying any attention to what is going on around them
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nln350 10:53PM (7/30/2006)
i smell a lawsuit...
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Scott Eaton 11:36PM (7/30/2006)
OED:
underwent: past of undergo .
undergo: ( -goes ; past -went ; past part. -gone ) [ trans. ] experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant, painful, or arduous) : the baby underwent a life-saving brain operation. ORIGIN Old English undergān [undermine] (see under- , go 1 ).
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Joel H. 11:36PM (7/30/2006)
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/underwent
What was your problem,Al?
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bAd mArk 11:57PM (7/30/2006)
How does this site lead you to smell laswuit(s)?
License plates are public data, yes, there are possibilities for false claims, but then again that is true with many things in life, no?
My 2 cents.
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Rutch 12:02AM (7/31/2006)
most of the comments on that site are about as retarded as the drivers they're complaining about
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Carmine 12:23AM (7/31/2006)
Al's problem was that "underwent" is the simple past. Since Autoblog said, "having just underwent," they should have used the past participle, given as the "past part." in the definition posted by Scott.
Al was just being picky.
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Brian 12:58AM (7/31/2006)
Publicly stating that a person did something they did not in fact do, which is harmful to their reputation would be libel.
Just ask the don't-date-this-guy websites :)
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jerry 1:24AM (7/31/2006)
well, it might be a good thing...better you should go there and cry than take the unhealthy risk of a confrontation with me...
have a nice day.
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jerry 1:27AM (7/31/2006)
1. Having just "underwent"? Back to the ESL class for you. And to think that I usually want to complain about the inability of AutoBlog writers to use "comprise" correctly, or that "alot" is not a word, but dang, underwent?
Posted at 7:16PM on Jul 30th 2006 by Al Eisensteinium 0 stars
i agree, it is a rather clumsy turn of phrase "undergone" fits better...
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tony 1:53AM (7/31/2006)
So... I have to write down this information at about 70 MPH???? That could pose/create a bigger problem than the original perp.
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Wes 1:58AM (7/31/2006)
I think someone had to much time on their hands to design such an website. I agree with the video camera. I don't like the fact that anyone can take your plate number and make it public on the net and say whatever they want about it. Slander is against the law. I know that much. That would trigger a lawsuit. Don't ask me for legal advise though, I'm not a lawyer.
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anahit 3:43AM (7/31/2006)
I read some posts on the site. While horribly lame, it's also pretty lame defamation material.
First, there's the issue of who posted. Mostly you'd just have an address, not a person. And are the posts really aimed at the person or the car? After all, anyone could be driving, not just the registered owner. What's the damage to reputation? People rarely know friends'/co-workers'/family's plate numbers. Even if they do know, they'd still have to prove damages in most states because it's not per se injury (except perhaps for professional drivers). Plus truth is a complete defense.
While the license plate site is full of defamation claims in the world of some stupid law school exam, in the real world it isn't.
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epilonious 7:51AM (7/31/2006)
*lesigh*
Just like the "jackass driver registry" back in the day. I'm pretty sure this too will suddenly become a haven for wierd car-based slash-fics and curse concatenations.
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Todd Sullens 8:34AM (7/31/2006)
The only thing more silly than a bad driver, is someone who just can't let it go and takes the time to go home and write about it on the web. The only thing more sad than those people are the english professors who corrects everyones writing skills.
If you're reading this you'll notice incorrectly spelled words and bad sentence structure .
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John B 11:07AM (7/31/2006)
#7
"How does this site lead you to smell laswuit(s)?
License plates are public data, yes,"
In Ontario, license plates are not in the public domain. There were too many cases of harassment (usually of women) by various jerks. It's not public in Quebec either but several years ago, the Hells Angels used a mole in the licensing department to obtain the details on a bothersome reporter who they then tried to murder (he survived about five bullets).
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anahit 12:22PM (7/31/2006)
I should note that my comment on the law above applies only to the US. Sometimes I forget how many other countries have Internet tubes.
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