‘Share the Road’ plates hit snag over design
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Editor) on January 28th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
[Updated: 7:05pm, 1/28]
Sources say that the DMV office in Salem has stopped issuing Oregon’s new “Share the Road” license plates.
According to an email I received from a reader, as of last Friday (1/25), the DMV has suspended all applications for the special plates “pending some sort of legal issue,” with the plates’ designer.
BTA spokesman Karl Rohde said they also received information from a volunteer who claimed to have heard the same thing from a DMV rep.
So far, I have been unable to track down the designer and/or other parties that would have more information.
*UPDATE: I have confirmed the information above and should have a full report and update by tomorrow (1/29) afternoon.
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January 28th, 2008 16:36
Well, I think it should be illegal for anything that ugly to be attached to a car...could cause and accident. Maybe they'll hire someone new to make a pretty one!
January 28th, 2008 16:41
i'll do it
January 28th, 2008 16:57
Any idea how many have been issued? We haven't seen one besides the one on our car.
January 28th, 2008 17:15
That's too bad. I just saw one today for the first time. Frankly, I've seen uglier...
January 28th, 2008 18:56
Just take a look at Washington's share the road plate.
I vomit a little in my mouth every time I see one of those.
January 28th, 2008 19:13
So are my new plates legit? I liked the design.
January 28th, 2008 20:12
Ack. I thought mine was in the mail...
January 28th, 2008 21:03
Mine arrived today. Judging from the sequence, almost 8000 have been issued.
January 28th, 2008 21:32
Not surprising, it looks like it was stolen out of some crappy clipart library.
January 29th, 2008 07:27
Mine just came in the mail this morning. Ugly? Better than "my other car is a Hummer". Helping out the BTA is not such a bad thing either...
January 29th, 2008 08:29
I love how people are complaining about the look of the thing and not happy about the fact that we actually HAVE a Share the Road plate.
I'm sure we all have far more hideous cycling jerseys in our gear collection.
January 29th, 2008 09:29
I agree with MattD. All our hard work is getting in people's minds. The state is working to help spread our message. I think that is awesome. And despite what others think, I like Washington's STR plate.
In my Buddhist practice, we teach that complaining erases good fortune. So, smile and find something to be thankful for and you will attract great things into your life.
January 29th, 2008 09:31
I'm just surprised that this thing has a "designer"...and even one willing to go public with some sort of issue over it.
January 29th, 2008 09:41
Yeah, well we can't all have Lance on our plates like Texas does. Did you know that Lance is currently the only living person on a licence plate?
January 29th, 2008 10:37
Thanks Ena #12, we like our STR plates here in WA.
January 29th, 2008 11:06
Uh, not everybody in WA likes our STR plates. I thought Pastels went out with "Miami Vice".
January 29th, 2008 11:28
Still waiting for ours, we went in on Jan. 8th to apply. How long did they take to arrive?
January 29th, 2008 11:41
I was about to jump on this but the lines at the DMV have been out of control with the proof of SSN issue.
January 29th, 2008 12:04
Coral- It took just over 2 weeks to get ours. We'd applied in person on January 2nd, got them in the mail on the 19th, I think.
January 29th, 2008 12:06
And I just put my order in the mail yesterday :(
January 29th, 2008 12:40
Sorry # 16, I like my WA. STR tag not we as stated. I bought the tag for the STATEMENT not the color.
January 29th, 2008 14:46
I just received mine in the mail yesterday and put them on my truck today.
Wonder what thier fate is?
Washingston States Bike plates are nice.
January 29th, 2008 16:59
hmm, i wonder if our application was put on hold then. It's been 3 weeks today since we went into the DMV.
January 29th, 2008 21:31
MattD #11:
"I'm sure we all have far more hideous cycling jerseys in our gear collection."
Not in my jersey collection!
Sincerely,
Style Man
January 29th, 2008 23:06
Style Man....
sheesh... where's the manure spreader? We need to get that out in the pasture...
;-P
January 30th, 2008 05:58
Looking forward to your updated story on this issue... jab jab.... nudge nudge...
January 30th, 2008 10:07
So I guess I will take this off of my to-do list for now.... I saw my first plate on the road today, it was great! I wanted one!
January 30th, 2008 10:25
Coincidentally, I was the first person to be issued a Share the Road license plate, just because I had to get one the first working day of January. Looks fine on my car I guess, but I wonder if I will have to excghange it or something.
January 30th, 2008 12:33
Scott: HA!
I'll see YOU on Sunday buddy.