PlateWire United States
{the voice of the road}

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PlateWire is a public repository and electronic forum of drivers by drivers. Using a drivers license plate, commuters can communicate their thoughts and feelings in regards to driving on today's roadways.
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Legend
Award a good driver for their good deed Award
flag or warn a bad driver of their bad action Flag
notify a driver of a physical danger or hazard with their vehicle Hazard
send a flirtacious message to a driver you liked Wink

Wire Legend
Award Flag Wink Hazard

To "Award" a driver, is to say thanks to a driver for showing courtesy and thoughtfulness.

To "Flag" a driver, is to warn a driver of his/her rude and/or careless behavior that you have witnessed.

To "Wink" at a driver, is to send a flirtacious message to a driver you've encountered.

To "Hazard" a driver is to warn them of a physical hazard that their vehicle exhibits.

DDD 2009



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Latest Wires for United States : Texas
  • I'm not sure if I should laugh or be upset. Traveling west on FM528, just west of I-45 everyone is traveling speed limit. Lady is trying to weave in and out to get ahead. Then decides to cut through a neighbor hood. I continue on FM528, left on Bay Area Blvd (south). Lady passes me again after she gets through her neighborhood shortcut all while I do the speed limit. Lady passes me around 55mph in a 40mph. I see her do the obligatory slow down in the blind spots where the cops sit then continues to speed in the 35mph zone. In this area approaching FM518 I routinely see kids walking/biking (near houses and a park). I doubt her 5500 pound vehicle can stop on a dime (40 ft) or less like she seems to imply. This lady either can't read street signs or is special and feels the road laws don't apply to her. I snapped photos of her vehicle and her in the vehicle. Her smug expression seemed to indicate she knew what she was doing was wrong. I wish I could have discussion with her or her spouse so they could justify speeding in my neighborhood.
    67L-WH5
    League City
    June 23 2009
  • 6/19: I was driving south on bandera inside the loop till encounter this car in front of me, I see it driving slow but smooth. a perfect example how to obey the speed limit.
    770-BCD
    San Antonio
    June 21 2009
  • Never before has a vehicle been so rude to me! I'm sorry if you are having a good day, but when my lane is ending I NEED to get over! And it does NOT help to cut me off 10 seconds later and almost cause me to hit you!
    002NYZ
    Houston
    June 19 2009
  • I was on my way to a store in a major shopping center. I was minding my own business, when I look in my rear view mirror and see this biotch in a silver Malibu tail gating me. I ignore her, and continue to my destination. Before I can even signal and get into the left turn lane at a 4-way stop, she rushes around me, runs the stop sign and begins to speed through the parking lot. She was going at LEAST 50 mph. She flew through several stop signs and wound up going so fast trying to get into a restaurant parking lot, that she hit a bump and literally went about an inch off the road! She parked and ran into the restaurant. She was wearing their uniform. It was 11:08am so I am assuming she was late by all of eight minutes! After I ran my errands, I went to the parking lot and wrote down her info. I also called her manager when I got home and told her exactly what I had witnessed. If you're too f*cking stupid to read a clock properly and are running late, do not take it out on everyone else around you by tail gating and driving like a reckless f*cktard. I hope she got fired.
    723VNP
    Round Rock
    June 12 2009
  • The week of May 31, a man in a small white vehicle on Junction Highway between Kerrville and Ingram began tailgating me while in the left lane. When it was safe, I changed lanes and this man began going down the road much faster than anyone.
    934-JYD
    Kerrville
    June 11 2009
  • Driver heading northbound on Bay Area Blvd was waiting at the light in the center lane at the intersection of FM 518. The center lane crosses FM 518 while the right lane is a right turn only lane. The center lane was backed up which is typical. The driver was aware the right lane was turn only lane but proceeded as the light was about to go green to jam on the gas, switched to the right lane, and drive straight across instead of turning as the signs required. Obviously this driver is special and must be on the level of an A-list celebrity or politician. The rules don't apply to him because he is more special than all the drivers that follow the rules. League City does a poor job enforcing traffic rules in my opinion, no doubt due to higher priority issues. I regularly see other special people commit the same offense even at the risk of others. I'm sure this special driver shaved 30 seconds off his commute by bypassing everyone else.
    V85CPW
    League City
    June 4 2009
  • Driver pulled out in front of me going at least 15 below speed limit (I was driving the limit), I honked so that I wouldn't have to come to complete stop. Driver flipped me off, as if I had done something wrong. I decided to pass him. After I passed, he started driving crazy, sped up, changed lanes and then proceeded to throw a milkshake on my car (perhaps the passenger did this). I am lucky, I guess, that there wasn't a gun in the truck. I had my three-year-old son with me. I have a call in to the police department as well.
    82W-5K9
    Rockwall
    June 3 2009
  • Bozo was on the service road - but completely failed to yield to the 5 cars that were exiting the highway. He nearly hit 2 of them. Then, still impatient, he tailgated the driver in front of him - eventually swerving around him and cutting him off.
    2VBLV
    Irving
    June 2 2009
  • Today at approx. 2 pm, this bozo in a company vehicle (I didn't catch the name on the door) on the I-820 East to South transition decides that the vehicle in front of him isn't going fast enough (65 mph in a 60 mph), so he decides to go TO THE LEFT and onto the shoulder to pass (the lane to the right was clear). Then he decides to do it again a 1/4 mile further down. What is so humorous is that I catch up to him doing the speed limit, as traffic ahead had slowed down. Mr. Impatience realizes he's in the wrong lane and crosses two lanes so he doesn't miss the cutoff for I-820 South.
    66L-HK4
    Fort Worth
    May 29 2009