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Bicycle. Problem solved.

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The perfect vehicle for someone who has a 60 mile commute in New England during storm weather.

The "Some people can't use it in some situations, therefore it's worthless" internet retort.

More like, "Many people can't use it in most situations, therefore it's worthless."

Not really. I would be very surprised if the majority of commuters were motorists.

The majority of commuters in what location? The majority of commuters in my metro area are most definitely motorists, with no safe bicycle paths to a lot of destinations.

I bet it comes close when you limit it to regions where license place logging is common.

I didn't say it was worthless. But like most things, they are great for certain cases, and terrible for others, and nothing works 100% of the time.

If nothing works 100% of the time, why go round pointing out that it won't work some of the time?

Next up - facial recognition. The article isn't even really about license plates, just about how they are being used.

Bicycle. New problem created.

I was going to say just this. I suppose it would be possible for states to require bicycle license plates. I have yet to see that though.

I know of some Canadian jurisdictions that used to require bicycle licenses. Toronto was one, until the 1950s.

I can't imagine a license scheme being repealed these days, as these things are all about the fees that can be collected, as well as the feature-creep that bureaucrats can promote. A drivers' license today goes well beyond driving, now, in its various official (and unofficial) uses.

Hawaii did in the 70s when I lived there. Don't know what the current situation is.

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