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First, they taught us how to steal a Kia, now they’re teaching us how to get it back to the shop without catching any heat. Next episode: how to re-VIN a car
How to get your car past smog
I've re-VIN'd a Ducati frame before, it wasn't for nefarious reasons, but to save money, because it would prevent us from needing to re-register it and get a new plate. Gjuy had a precise stamp-gun thing that he could give the order of the letters, symbols and numbers, and it would stamp in the new vin, like new. kept us the plate and the money, destroyed the old frame just in case some government official does some poking around and realises that our generation of Ducati SuperSport 600 (1994) isn't supposed to have frame-braces at the steering-head.
@@karelpgbr so guessing you frame swapped a crashed bike to fix it? Hence a legit reason to re-vin
@@jonokillergotta go to those younger vin guys. Most old heads rather go by the book in my experience
When they're really hurting for content: "We tested The cheapest and most expensive garrotes!"
The genius of the leaf plate is the business model. Every time you drop the leaf to avoid the ticket, you’ll need to speed $67 to buy more leaves again
Unless You hook it with some nylon wire. That way you can retrieve it later on
@@ignaciolillorazeto45 but that is kinda suspicious if you get stopped by the cops cuz they will see the nylon wire that's hanging lol
Actually they allow you to buy 5 leaves for 20$
@@douglasfisher4068 Or you could just make your own for that much. A slim electromagnet is $5-20, piggyback the voltage off the tag light, 3M the magnet to the back of the plate, then get some real leaves and superglue some thin metal to them, like broken-off bits of razor blades. All you have to do is turn off your running lights and the leaf (leaves) fall away when the electromagnet loses current.
@DJSekuHusky you're genius
Never expected the leaf cover to win. Intriguing to see how well some of these obscure devices work... or don't.
The traffic cam picture of Jerry and the ski mask/license plate needs to be the next doughnut t-shirt
A few weeks ago I was behind a Camaro with a plate that read "WILL RUN". About a week and a half later there was a local news story about the same guy running from the police. Although an absolute idiot, he was true to his word.
I wonder what justification the Camaro owner had to say when applying for that plate at the DMV. "well uhhh, you see I like running marathons. I participate in 5Ks"
@@AndrewTheRadarMan Fake plate, obviously. You wouldn't run with your real plate on, let alone if it were so easy to remember. It's definitely going to get you pulled over immediately, but the point is running from cops, not through red lights.
@@AndrewTheRadarMan They buy custom plates like that to taunt. They aren't legal plates.
Props to that guy. Someone staying true to their word is rare
Yeah he ended up running from cops, hitting an SUV, got caught. Minor charges were dismissed but the felony stuff is still on going.
The leaf one is even better when you think about it for a min and realize you could just glue paperclips to real leaves so youre not driving around with a bright green leaf in the middle of fall.
Genius
It's insanely simple. Grab a electromagnet pad for like 5$, wire it up and make it button activated. Grab some fall leaves and glue some piece of metal to the back and done, 10$ and it holds up and doesn't even look as obvious
@@MaxC_1 why didnt i think of that when i saw that little gimmick? thats freaking genius. paperclips are super cheap, and leaves are everywhere, also leaves aare free!!
Exactly, since the electromagnet is "permanent" and it's actually the only thing you need to act as a magnet, whatever you put on the front of the plate only need to be a small metal, to which a paperclip could easily do the work and not be as expensive
LET HIM COOK
The "we committed a crime" legit got me that was amazing, did not expect that since its not your guys style and thats what made it so much better
A bit dramatic. A traffic infraction is not a crime.
That magnetic leaf thing has to be one of the best innovations of the century.
Missed some variations: - putting plate upside down or wrong side (oh my friend prank) - using tape to change some letters - folding with cable (e.g. motorcycle but going down instead of up) - swapping plates machines - fake plate slide above real back and forth - most tricky one - find your car twin and copy plates, license (with your photo of course), registration and insurance from it
@@user-zf6ov8cu8yThe caveat with that last one (the full-fledged identity theft one) is the sword cuts both ways: Soon as the other guy finds out what you're doing, all he needs to do is copy all _your_ info instead!
Donut is the only channel that can make an entertaining video about license plate covers 🍩
Weeeeell...there was a Mythbusters episode about that once...
Also pretty much the only channel to involve cops in a video I'll still watch.
Mythbusters already did this...
*about committing crime
by stealing content hmmmmmm ok buds keep clowning life
I love how you got a retired cop and the actual cops involved with this test! That is pretty cool! Another fantastic video.
And a cop w/a sense of humor was very refreshing.
Donut Media probably made a donation to the police department's favorite charity: Not the police retirement fund but more likely a local charity for disabled veterans, preventing child abuse, etc. etc....
@@UberLummox I think they had him before as a guest on an episode on their Real Mechanic Stuff channel, for a "Real Highway Patrol Officers React"
What do you mean running with red light was staged/lolll
Donut lads growing big. "LAPD-assisted" testing is quite a milestone, congrats fellas
6:22 you guys messed it up, they sell reflective letter stickers online that go perfectly on top of the letters except they're translucent so you can't tell if they're even there but once it's flash photographed the numbers just go white. Super illegal but works as intended
I saw them but can’t find them anymore
Seeing Jerry get heated in a donut video was not on my 2024 bingo card.
He was right though, even if the guy was a cop. Don't screw with other peoples stuff!!
@@lucasokeefe7935 He is not even a cop, he is a journalist
@@lucasokeefe7935he ain’t even a cop. Bro has the badge in the windshield that just SAYS NYPD so people think he has any business in what is all definition by law, vandalizing their vehicles.
Jerry saying he’s gonna knock out Gersh Kuntzman 🤣💀 Also what a perfect name for that dude.
Day 3 of asking donut to do a video on the Mercedes amg gt3
New Hampshire has, hands down, the BEST license plate motto around, "Live Free, or, Die".
It seems that your second comma changes the meaning somewhat, changing the "or" into "AKA".
Sounds very incel to me
too bad they have plenty of laws and codes that thwart the original idea from that original court room.
@@dieubermenschEnjoy paying taxes on British tea you Redcoat.
@@JohannesDahl42 yeah there are no commas in the motto
Im 100% sure the only reason the PD agreed to close a road for Donut, is so that they do a control experiment on their cameras.
Jerry got the fiery passion about people messing with cars that ain’t theirs 😂
Always thought these did the opposite of their intended function cuz anyone who sees you have one assumes you're up to no good
100% factual
but you get free toll 🤷♂️
@@1nicube this may be not worth the effort and the risk. One significant traffic ticket exceeds my monthly toll several times. If you pay toll in excess of $200 per month then it may be worth the risk.
they're only illegal if you get caught
no cops, no stops
Hello Mr. Epstein
False, still illegal.
@@GamerCheatsForAll🤓
real
Packing my plates with snow during a storm so I can drift in plain sight is one of the great pleasures in life
If up north, mud in summer and snow in winter. Both can be applied with a little redneck tug of war (rope between tow hooks/tow balls). In some areas in the fall, leaves applied with something a little sticky but not too sticky would work. Not sure about spring. Where I live it's mud 90% of the year with a little slush or dry dirt the other 10%.
The cop cracking up at 15:35 is priceless!!!
Feels more illegal watching this video this early
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feels more illegal when donut changes the videos thumbnail a million times 😂
Fun fact! In Ontario Canada they issued a new blue license plate that was basically invisible at night, and once they realized they stopped issuing them. But they never recalled the ones that are issued, guess who still has one 😎
Too bad they wont allow people to transfer them between cars :(
@@schizophrenicgaming365they let me last year 🤐
Bee Gees "Stayin Alive" playing
They also signed a non disclosure agreement with 3M about it which is pretty fishy
@@outlawgmroh, word? Weird
9:43 it might help if you don't take the photo at an angle. It only works if the light reflects back at the source.
9:19 idk who their editor is but they sure love jerma, this is my second time seeing him in a donut video
im so glad someone else noticed
The first thing I did when I bought my car was remove that dealer bracket. I think they look stupid, and why give them free advertising? I see them on so many plates. 😂
I just bought a 2010 Audi Q5 and it still had the licence plate that said Q5. Looks terrible, I took it off. Its like saying "HeLlO mY NaMe Is Q5"
most people just dont care and I can't blame them
I only kept mine on to hold down the paper temp tag. Once my real plate came in, I chucked that frame in the garbage. The dealer sticker came off as soon as I got home from the dealership. If it was a tiny sticker I may have let it slide but my dealer's sticker is black rubber and almost the size of the car's nameplate.
I did that with Carmax before I even left the lot. Asked to use the wrench they put it on with for a second, and just returned it on the counter with their stupid dummy plate and frames. The sticker came off as soon as I got home and my bottle of goo gone made quick work of it. No free advertising, only stickers that go on my car are the furry stickers *I* put on.
I throw the original dealer frame back on when I get rid of the car.
What's funny is here in New Zealand they released new black plates with white or silver letters about 6 months ago. They messed up making them so the whole plate was SUPER reflective and even driving behind one in daylight you can't read them. I have them on all my cars and bikes 😂
Hahah man I miss NZ plates (in Aus now) I had a dozen or so old, deregd plates that I collected through work and used a black Sharpie/marker to change the letters, then just stuck them over my actual plates (on motorbikes) I also owned the plate II1I1I or 11I1I1 (can't for the life of me remember which orientation it was lol) for several years, those plates are the best for doing runners/on bikes. Worth a pretty penny nowadays too
Haha! Check out the ones that they released in Ontario, Canada!😆 (I think it was around 2020-2022ish?) They were a bright reflective blue with reflective white lettering. Not only were they hard to read and blinded people when lights reflected on them (the popos had trouble reading the plates at night), they also started peeling within a few months! I'm pretty sure the province switched back to the old white plates with blue lettering. They were God awful looking. I had trouble reading them on a rainy day so you can imagine what they looked like at night with glare.
@@binatitagainWe did switch back, plates from somewhere around CR onwards are the old style. Drivers were also told to get them replaced for free. There's still a ton on the road, but a low percentage compared to total vehicles.
😂 The cop is on patrol in the Tiny Red Truck! Good Stuff
Back in the 1990's when BC brought in photo radar, cameras in vans parked on the side of the road, we tested a bunch of stuff and found plain old hairspray on the plates worked the best. The flash whited out the plate. Our tests showed multiple layers of hairspray worked the best and you had to do it often.
In finland we have this thing called snow. Not only does it cover the licence plates but also the cameras and speed signs and you can use the "I didn't see the speed sign" as an excuse and it usually works if you don't get caught again
That doesn't work in Canada. (We also have snow)
But what about YOUR SUMMER CAR? Yes someone had to bring it up. Love that place, it’s just like my home but in Finish. Say hello to Satan for me. Feel free to visit the US someday, check Maine out. Metal, speeding, and alcohol all here. Oh weed and guns oddly too. Hope you been well over there.
@@BatCaveOz Works in Northern BC, unless you're doing something evil. EVERYBODY is snow covered in the winter, and mud covered in the spring.
Where I live, in Atlantic Canada, you can get a fine for not clearing the snow off your plate. Never heard of it actually happen, but it is the law.
I was told that speeding is strictly controlled in most Scandanavian countries and that they are loaded with speed trap cameras. If you go even 5km over the limit, you will get fined and possibly lose your license for going 20km/hr over. Is that true? (A Norwegian told me this). I'm also Canadian. Had snow cover my plate in the back a few times (certain provinces require plates in the front and back) but it never was an issue. (It's technically illegal and you can be fined but you would probably get a warning). I wish they were covered when I got caught by camera going 70km/hr in a 50km/hr zone!lol
I appreciate the Tom Scott reference while spraying the plate.
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Jerry hitting us with the licen plate everytime ! man cant say the word xD 9:50
This is about the funniest one you guys did, I laughed all the way through lol
I’ve seen somewhere cover their entire car in license plates. Literally everything. Those cameras were popping off like it was a rock concert.
A guy at my university had a crappy Honda with an entire fender made out of license plates. He did a really good job of shaping it, but his Honda was scraping on the ground and sounded like a small airplane so I guess he was flat broke and had to make do with what he had.
When we drove the 1950s and 1960s cars, with the gas cap was behind the license plate, we just took the spring out and when you took off quickly, the license plate would flop down so you couldn't read it.....bring back the good ole days. 🙂
"took off quickly" 30 maybe 40 mph
@@oshwaflzI won't say exactly, but stop light to stop light races were not out of the ordinary back in those days.
Young people think old cars were slow and bulky. They missed out on all the good cars.@@pcthayer
@@mexicanspecBack in the 1960's my Buick had 325hp 445 foot pounds of torque, which may be slow against todays muscle cars, but it was pretty quick against some of the other 1960s cars. Fun times back then, plus the police didn't have radar or speed cameras either. 🙂
That was enough to get it moving. Nobody needs 700 HP in a street car.@@pcthayer
😂😂this is was so un-expected. I never thought donut goes gangstas mafia this time.
There was also a plate flipper, similar to the bike mechanism, but instead of going 90deg, it would go 180 with a different plate in the back (let's say you find one with only 1 different character, so you could still discreetly flip it back if pulled over) would be the best of all these 💯
You can tell that the Draft Kings ad read was tightly controlled by the advertiser because no one stumbled into the read to say, "what the fuck is a S-P-D-F-X bet?"
First ad i didnt watch from them lol
@@animality102 I skip any sponsor spot for any of these sports betting apps. Doesn't matter who it's from
draft kings sucks. I lose respect for anyone I see running ads for them. it sucks seeing donut going for em.
im surprised they were able to monetize this video at all, since it speficially features committing an illegal act....
@@Tahngarthor With explicit police permission though. They had traffic blocked for them Plus, video sponsors are different from KZhead monetization
Donut is slowly turning more and more criminal
Donut is literally working with law enforcement
i think i like it that way
it's what people watch
Y'all are freaking crazy! I love it!🤣🤣
13:54 The guy on the simulator crashed his go kart straight into a cone 🤣
Well, today I learned that my Sailor Moon liscence plate covers MIGHT be illegal, I haven't even finished the rest of the video but I never knew that, this is why I watch donut, you always learn something new
Not illegal where I am but they force you to have 2 plates.
1st: yo i wanna see that cool ass plate frame 2nd: depends on the state, maybe it’s legal in yours?
Should be illegal to go outside the house with any weeb attire
@@SerratedPVP Should be illegal for your attitude to exist but here we are. I bet you put sports crap on your car, ya weeb.
@@SerratedPVP based
I would love to hear the phone call of how they convinced the local PD to block traffic and run a red light.
"We're trying to show people the best illegal plate cover to get. You know, for SCIENCE!"
It's LA, they block traffic all the time for movies.
$$$$
@@Clay3613"Here's our production license # and the permit application..."
The end result and the way they tested it and the music and the mask made it really feel like mythbusters thanks!
Love the creativity. Ty for the content!
in the uk the lettering on plates is very uniform and its quite common for youngsters to use strips of either matching yellow white or black tape to change letters n numbers around so speed cameras/police cant get a positive id on the car
@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT Hahaha so funny, wtf is even a kilometer
@@Vits2001uk use miles mate 😅
@@nickcowen4565 Thanks bud, i didn't know
@@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT you literally couldn't write this comment if it wasn't for the UK. They invented both the internet and started the industrial revolution that made your phone.
@@jakey9065 we don't care. enjoy the stained teeth.
Donut media please don't get gambling sites as sponsors!!!! Besides mechanics kids watch your videos to get inspired, that's how I found you guys and started watching you!!!
True, it feels wrong
@@matessoltys131 It IS wrong. The only reason a KZheadr picks a gambling sponsor is because they pay WAY better than other sponsors. It's always about greed.
When I am commuting in the Toronto Canada area we have toll roads, it's very expensive to use it but saves you about 10 to 15 minutes travel time. In the winter time I would pack slushy snow on the front and rear plate of my truck and use the toll road daily. Still never been caught!
Love the editing as always
Jerry getting triggered was the best thing ever lol. Great episode guys.
In ontario canada for about a year they were changed the plates to a blue background with white lettering. What they failed to see is that when a speed camera flashed the plate or when a police car tryed to read it, it came up completely white making the plate impossible to read.
In the Netherlands, a taxi has a plate with a blue background and black lettering. I don't know whether a speed or red light camera sees the lettering.
I did a road trip from BC to Ontario this summer, and I saw a couple of thise plates! In the day, they didn't seem so bad, but as soon as the sun came down, you couldn't read them at all, it was hilarious to see
I fucking love them
@@user-marco-SWith EU plates, only the background is reflective, so the letters should really easy to make out with a flash, no matter the color.
Hilarious that they didn't even bother to do any real world testing on a change of that magnitude. Your taxpayer dollars at work.
“some of you are doing so as we speak” about that…. 😂😂😂
The greatest part about the sovereign citizen plates is it’s an intentional misreading of black’s law dictionary. They define driving with the term “for commerce”, so they assume that because they’re not doing it for work they don’t need a license or registration. The problem is the same law dictionary defines commerce as both getting paid or not getting paid, so all operation of a motor vehicle is for commercial purposes. It’s almost like reading a specialized legal book you don’t understand doesn’t make you a law expert.
There's an old Mythbusters episode where they test similar products. They didn't work back then and not much seems to have changed :)
Because people aren’t very motivated right now.
I had a job working for the company that handled toll roads in Washington State. The computer would do it's best to read the plate, and the ones it wasn't sure of would get sent for human review. Saw lots of license plates frames that would obscure half of the state name on the plate. Saw lots of pickups that would put a tow ball into the bumper in front of the rear plate. Also saw numerous motorcycle riders that would just reach back and hold their hand over the plate while going past the camera.
Does the motorcycle hand trick work? Wouldn't you be able to go to the system and guess who it was by the vehicle model and partial plate? Asking for a friend who lives in a corrupt country where criminals run the tolls.
Yeah vehicle model and partial works ..
How about the empty bike racks that I see here pnw.
You really think the person reviewing photos of license plates has the go get em attitude to hunt down bike models and partial plates? @@pmiguelpinto90
@@g000se99just get a rectangle piece of cardboard as big as the plate and hold it down with your hand in the middle
I've always wanted to test powerful IR leds where your license plate leds go. Like wire them together. Would the regular license plate light cancel out the IR light? I ask because I've gotten pulled over in my state before for having a malfunctioning license plate light on one side so ideally if I could wire them together, that'd be great.
One of the best donut testssss!!!
Love it! I would like to see an idea tested: get a camera flash that has a slave mode (flashes when it detecs other flash), attach it to the car somewhere, have it pointed to the roadside and if you get flashed, it should flash straight back at the camera and blow out the image. It would be interesting to see how that looks.
Thats a cool idea. assuming the timing could be near instantaneous which i would say is possible. what's basically impossible tho is differentiating between headlights and camera flash. also some cameras dont flash. just like these cameras, the rear flashed a tiny amount which would be near indistinguishable from a street light or headlight etc. the front was the big flash to catch the drivers face. this was a rear facing camera and these guys completely messed it up lol
To defeat the IR mechanism of the Speed Camera you could have SMD IR Leds constantly on, that surround the license plate cover, wouldn't work though on visible light cameras though...
@@CarMake It is near instantaneous, i work with that equipment from time to time, hence the idea :D They are pretty clever and hard to trigger on accident, even with a flashlight. So traffic light should be no problem. Here in germany all speedtraps i have seen would flash from the front, even the red (or IR?) ones at night are pretty bright. anyways just an idea :D
The guys reaction to the license plate "repair man" was spot on! 😅
You guys are hilarious 😂 & great. New sub here. Much love guys. Keep making them videos
I love the fact that someone is casually chillin' and playing video games behind them during the video
I would have liked to hear how easy it would be for the officer to narrow down the rest of the numbers on the plate based on the Year/model/color of the car with a partial block of the leaf 🍃.
just need more leaves, or a bigger leaf
Donut has inspired me to buy one of these illegal plate covers 🙌🏽🙌🏽
That leaf idea is freaking awesome! Just pop them off when you're turning, then drive a bit more before pulling over.
The amount of mass surveillance people are okay w is terrifying
The fact that you guys held up traffic, with a police officer, to run a red light... Never change boys.
8:53 no you guys had it right first time. Realize what cops are
Number plates reflect shockingly bad at the best of times under infrared light. They need specialised cameras to pick them up.
Glass blocks IR light. Also to block all light on an off off switch a monitor panel will do that.
Last time I read about photo blocker, I read you're supposed to do like 4 coats or something like that. It'd be nice to see this tested again but applied properly
I have been using automotive clear coat since the late 80s. Never got a ticket.
@@jimmyray914 have you been triggering cameras though?
It must be working if I've never been pulled over. I will not admit to nothing.@@luciusn21
I think that's one of those "it didn't work, this product is garbage" "no you just didn't use it correctly, you're suppose to use the whole can per plate"
@@smalltime0 I doubt 4 coats is the entire can. My shoe spray is only 6 oz and I get 2 coats on like 10 shoes each before needing a new can. 4 thin coats on a license plate is not going to be that much.
Dying at the LA Noire reference 13:49 whoever edited that with Jerry's face deserves a raise
Dude the editing after running the light sent me😂😂
I really want to see a test of legal license plate covers, it would be very interesting to see!
Y'all almost got me busted at work with that Tom Scott vape clip 😂
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then just do your job? why are you watching youtube at work anyway?
@@Heroo01 because the job is soul-crushing
@@Heroo01maybe he was on break? Maybe he had a slow day and his manager said he could chill on his phone? Maybe he got all of his duties done and was waiting for closing? Not everyone works at McDonald’s bro, some of us actually have jobs that are good to us.
Jerry and Zach seeing that guy fixing peoples’ plates went off like a couple Italians watching someone put pineapple on pizza
The Leafmate is pretty awesome. Same with the moto flip up plate. I got pulled over for a custom tag plate on my gsxr during bike week, sucked.
literally just make the leaf more realistic looking and its PERFECT
I don't know why but I was surprised they actually had police blockage to do the camera test and not just drive thru a red light at 3am lol
cause illegal
Cause 8 million plus subs
Because posting that video could easily get them arrested - it's proof you committed a crime and you can be prosecuted for it. People posting doing dumb shit in traffic has resulted in prosecution. What comes to mind is motorcycle rider doing like 70 or such lane splitting in damn near stopped traffic. Straight to jail, quite literally.
8:45, Jerry goes insane 🤣🤣🤣
For Jeremiah’s edification, the coolest license plate catch phrase was New Hampshire with “Live free, or die”. They stopped using it unfortunately.
they have electronic glass that goes from clear to foggy as well for example some walk-in shower walls are made of it. I would prefer the clear so it wouldn't be distorted to begin with only when you are ready to blow the light. Additionally from my research, I found a lot of people talking about grip tape so I purchased that to give it a shot myself, haven't gotten around to it yet but I'll attempt it and see what it looks like first before making the put it on my ride decision.
These are all over NYC and it pisses me off. You can look up the tickets they've gotten and oftentimes, they have a bunch of tickets close together and then they just stop... they have a couple different kinds ive seen, like the one that warps and blurs at an angle but is visible straight on
That guy narc'ing on people is in NYC. and the city are passing laws the able this vigilante ratting. Theres all the car narcs but they passed a bill that bars and such have a sound decibel limit and since cops are spread thin and short staffed they now let citizens do citizen ticketing, and if they give you a ticket you have to go to court or forfeit like traffic court. Its pissing A LOT of people off. Gunna have a boomer war soon, its all boomers doing it. lol
yeah hahaha driving around Brooklyn, if I see one of these on a plate I avoid that car. 1000 bucks they dont have insurance
I can’t get enough of donut media !!!!
Love the video keep up the amazing work
The one thing I'd change about the magnetic leaf, is to make them numbers that match the other numbers instead of a leaf. That way they're not so obtrusive. Then, if the officer happens to run your plate and it comes back as invalid, hit the magnet off switch when he pulls you over and he'll just assume he made a mistake the first time while running the number.
9:00 this is the type of guy that would sell out his friends and families under a communist regime who weren't going along with the system.
I've seen all of those in person. I've also seen fake plates printed on photo paper. And the ones who are just bold enough to drive with no plates. *The most blatant ones I've seen:* A pickup with a tow strap pulled tight against the plate and pinched with the tailgate. A handful of cars with a fresh clay bar and wax treatments, but half of the plate has been scratched down to bare metal. *My favorite:* Changing a single character with a strip of tape.
Step 1: live in a state without front plates. Step 2: put two gravel bikes with full frame bags on hitch mount rack. Step 3: drive on toll roads in TX, CO, cross toll bridges in CA, and more. Step 4: get no bills for tolls in the mail.
That's why what you need it's not a license plate cover but a license plate flipper ! Now that's the ultimate trick .
Nah dude at 8:40 was the teachers pet in school.
The trick is not to make the numbers more reflective, but less reflective. Adhesive vinyl numbers, such as used on mailboxes, will do this. The idea is to exploit the white balance of the camera. The cameras are calibrated to a specific amount of reflected light. With non-reflective numbers, the reflection from the rest of the plate will completely obscure the numbers and make the plate unreadable.
Or remove the reflective layer entirely, and put on a matt vinyl instead.
About the IR night vision, what if someone replaces one of the lightbulbs that illuminate your rear plate with an infrared bulb? Hard to notice with the naked eye, but could blow out any IR camera reading the rear. May even install one around a front plate that's invisible to humans.
@8:30 I am COMPLETELY with Jeremiah on this one.
Same, fucking snitch
Gersh Kuntzman Lives up to the name
@@bleebleblahble8833 Bahahaha!!!
love that jerma is just chilling on the bottom left of the board at 2:30
@ 9:05 I hate how they switched up so quickly when they found out he was a cop 😂😂
Pretty good tests. Though what about a normal bike rack on a sedan. I travel with my bike frequently but recently it's kept at home when I go to work or shopping. It clearly covers the license plate but I haven't had any problems. It's been about 3 weeks. Obvious it wouldn't help for the front.
Super fun video and you guys have been nailing it with the guests on this channel and Real Mechanic Stuff. I think that if I wanted to go down this route, I'd modify the Leafmate to be less obvious. I've always preferred the systems that stick something in front of your plate temporarily however, because most of the time you tend to behave (or at least I do). Having something stuck on all the time feels like pushing your luck.
I’m very surprised you didn’t test a flip plate!
They did a flip plate in their video with Legal Eagle.
They did at the end with the bonus plate on the motorcycle.
Professional photographer here - it was obvious the non-reflective tape would fail because if it didn't reflect any light - you wouldn't even see it with your eyes, it would be invisible. If you can see it with your eyes, it's reflecting light, and the camera will see it too.
I'm just glad I live in a small enough Podunk area that I don't have to worry about stuff like this. Even the traffic cameras that are recording don't work because they haven't been kept up
Here's an ideea. Use the leaf strategy but instead of a leaf use a white or black piece to modify your number. Make an 8 look like a 3. Granted it depends on the licence plate but in some cases it would be much harder to detect
Good thinking