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January 2, 2008

Out of Control Vanity in the Sunshine State!

By John

Editor

I spent Christmas in Florida, and I had a blast. But seriously, everytime you get on the road there, it feels like you’re taking your life in your hands. The natives drive like complete maniacs, and there are always plenty of clueless tourists happy to join them. But I lived—and drove—there for a decade, so I’m used to how cavalier people are behind the wheel. The thing that shocked me on this last visit was the insane number of vanity plates you see on the road. There are so many the State Patrol is actually complaining that it’s hard to tell if a tag is even from Florida. And you can’t blame them, just look at this list! There are like a hundred different plates on it! I liked the Imagine one below, though in such a red state, I have to wonder how it made the cut. And since there’s a family values plate, don’t you think there should be an Sex Drugs and Rock’n'Roll one to?    

Out of Control Vanity in the Sunshine State

Comments

Anonymous
Jan 2, 2008 at 11:33 pm

I could live with a blank version of one of those plates.. “imagine “” florida”

eric
Jan 2, 2008 at 8:22 pm

Why are vanity plates even allowed, Its like wanting your car to be more traceable than just rocking some random letters. I run to many lights to have a vanity plate, I even got a tinted cover for my plate. I wish we didnt need plates at all.

kap0w
Jan 2, 2008 at 4:26 pm

Wow – that’s quite a list! Of course, I’d have to go with a plate full of sea cow if I was down there (http://www3.hsmv.state.fl.us/Intranet/dmv/specialtytags/a.cfm?id=49). I feel for the cops – if nothing else, there are some UGLY plates in that list!