Eradication of New Jersey's Front License Plate

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We, the Undersigned, petition the State of New Jersey to revoke the current law requiring the display of a front license plate on passenger vehicles.
We support the current and future licensing fee structure, but ask that the law reflect that a front license plate is no longer required. We believe that there are significant benefits in not requiring front license plates and our reasons for this belief are briefly summarized in the paragraphs below.

First, eliminating the need for a front license plate will significantly reduce the state costs associated with production, storage, and shipping. Second, a front license plate restricts the performance of passenger vehicles. Modern cars aren't being designed with front plates in mind anymore, because mounting brackets that are necessary to hold the plates interfere with the cars' aerodynamics and often get damaged during the car-washing process. Third, unnecessary damage is sustained from minor bumper-to-bumper collisions, because the front mounting brackets on passenger cars can cause cracks and abrasions to the rear bumpers of the cars that they hit. Finally, police officers will be more productive in stopping dangerous motor vehicle violations such as drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, etc., because their time won't be compromised by a New Jersey motorist who simply didn't have a front license plate on display.

Law enforcement officials might be opposed to a measure abolishing the front license plate requirement, because they might believe that losing the extra plate will make it more difficult for them to do their jobs in the best possible manner. However, in the 20 or more states that have abolished the front license plate requirement, there is no evidence of a decline in public safety as a result of the plate removal.

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  • Chummie Recel
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    • I hope that New Jersey will become one of the growing number of states that have abolished the front license plate requirement.
  • Ken Meadows
  • Johnny Baguhdonuts
    • Comments
    • What?
  • gene tedesco
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    • I fully agree that the front plate should be eliminated.
  • Maksim Netrebov
  • James Moore
  • Marc R. Hinkes
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    • I would like to see the front license plate laws abolished in NJ (and all states that have them)...it will save the state millions of dollars.
  • Jason Kleinman
  • Steven Thomas Klawunn
  • Chris Braun
  • Ron Kuhlthau
  • jeff lins
  • Paul coniglio
  • Patrick Fitzgerald
  • Stephen Jaremkof
  • Drew Johnson
    • Comments
    • useless law, other states get by just fine without it.
  • Chris Parke
  • Michael Faherty
  • Kyle Hall
  • Jason Vetter
  • Mohamed Embabi
  • Joseph Prete
  • Bob R Flynn
  • Raymond J. Russell
  • jon Lifson
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    • this is so true what is the point of having 2 license plates on the car, alot of states only require one and new jersey is so strict with everything.
  • oliver kamp
  • Katarzyna Chojnacka
  • michael crowley
  • Phil russo
  • Christopher Heckman
  • scott mandel
  • Jimmy Hwang
  • L. Talucci
  • Josh Weaver
  • Tom Xenofanes
  • Tom Cepalia
  • Jonathan Voskinarian
  • Steven Mizzoni
  • Don Slevin
  • Glenn Van Grouw
  • Jason Gambone
  • Dennis Moffett
  • Frank B
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    • Front Plates suck!
  • David Grunwald
  • Dan Liminik
    • Comments
    • Front plates are no longer required or useful. They serve no useful purpose and should be removed.
  • Louis Gallinaro
  • dan coluccio
  • Joe Anstett
  • Michael T Ross
  • Nicole Havemann