Winston-Salem, NC -- In April 2007, the State of North Carolina altered the color of their long-standing license plates. The only item that changed was the color of the letters and numbers that comprise the seven character field (WTF-5505 in the image below). The color changed from blue to red to look something like this:
According to NC DOT, the main purpose of the color change was to increase the visibility of 7 characters to other motorists and law enforcement officers. Ok... wouldn't you just issue some brand new license plates to the applicable drivers with paint scratches rather than issuing new plates to the entire state? If you're going to change the plate and issue the entire population some fresh ones, why not do a complete makeover? Are the prisons throughout our state really this crowded? They look exactly the same as the old plates:
Aside from those redneck pick-up trucks where you can barely decipher what state they're from, here's the real reason why North Carolina only changed the color of their "new" license plate: Political. We want to be known as a red state, not a lefty-swinging blue state!
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