Yep. Dumb.

Front plate is a good laser target for measuring your speed.

Washington requires front plates... for cars and trucks that have 'regular' registration.

The collector plates are different though.
The state only gives you one... and it is for the rear.
So, the Mustang, E23 and E9 have just the rear plates installed - fully legally.

Oh - One more thing. There is a one time only $40 registration fee for these cars.
While the (no) front plate is nice, not having recurring registration costs every year is a huge bonus (in my mind).

And additional opportunity for automated license plate readers to maintain government surveillance.

True! Removed the front plate from my wife’s Crosstrek the next day. I never had the front plate on my X3 and I only ever received 1 ticket for it.

Given Ohio State Patrol's strong reliance on LIDAR for revenue generation, I'm surprised they got rid of the front plate requirement. I guess they'll just rely on dumb out-of-towners who don't know there's a trooper in the median over every hill on the turnpike. :lol:

Yeah -- the article I posted referenced requests by various police departments to reinstate the front plate requirement.

But... are there any hills on the OH turnpike? :dunno:

Is it OH I read is crazy-strict on limits and hands out tickets like crazy?

Yes. Kobi is a slow driver, so I get her to drive through OH.

My two times in OH were brief and I was a passenger.