Re:The Case for Better Designed License Plates
by bhandziuk on Monday November 24, 2014 @02:57PM
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That can't be true, can it? The population of the state ~19 million and the population of NYC is ~8.5 million.
Re:The Case for Better Designed License Plates
by bhandziuk on Monday November 24, 2014 @04:39PM
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(I can't comment on child comments either) I didn't realize it was THAT imbalanced.
Also, who are the two farm vehicles registered in NY county?
Re:The Case for Better Designed License Plates
by cpfohl on Monday November 24, 2014 @03:06PM
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Who drives in NYC!? We NYS-ers drive everywhere, because it's a massive state with a lot of open space between the interesting things.
Re:The Case for Better Designed License Plates
by vibrolax on Monday November 24, 2014 @03:03PM
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It could be true considering the availability of public transit and the high expense of parking a car in NYC.
Re:The Case for Better Designed License Plates
by drcoopster on Monday November 24, 2014 @03:00PM
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You don't need a car if you live in NYC, but you do need a car if you're outside the city.
I assume the red color it evoking the 'Big Apple' nickname for New York City. That, plus the skyline overlay makes it clear that this is a "New York City" license plate, not a New York State license plate (despite the fact that ~85% of vehicles registered in the state are registered outside NYC)
EDIT: I'm not currently able to reply to the child comments (which seems odd, as they're not that deep...), but it does appear I did misremember slightly. The actual percentage is closer to 80%.
10.9 million vehicles in total, 2 million in NYC.
http://dmv.ny.gov/statistic/2013reginforce.pdf