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I'm kinda meh on the new design (just announced by the Governor on her Twitter feed).

(http://media2.kjrh.com/photo/2016/08/22/Capture_1471889797124_44789904_ver1.0_640_480.PNG)

Thoughts?

I like this one better

(http://www.customlicenseplates.com/newmexico2larger.jpg)

My friend, Angie, figured this out and posted it on Facebook:

1) Oklahoma's new license plate

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqeb1BGUEAAsH2Q.png)

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2) Google result #10 for "Scissor Tail Flycatcher"

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/87/6e/fd/876efd504f63ca9550dbd9f59ce310b1.jpg)

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3) New License Plate!

(https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14051757_10207281048569680_5395148283006951752_n.jpg?oh=34c1a0a26c221423f328bcd9f01c2397&oe=5845B9EB)

The image is copyrighted by a Flickr user and won an award for wildlife photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcaliens/536647403

Now, obviously, it could be coincidence at that's what the bird looks like in flight. But it sure it a remarkable comparison.

My friend, Angie, figured this out and posted it on Facebook:

1) Oklahoma's new license plate

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cqeb1BGUEAAsH2Q.png)

+

2) Google result #10 for "Scissor Tail Flycatcher"

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/87/6e/fd/876efd504f63ca9550dbd9f59ce310b1.jpg)

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3) New License Plate!

(https://scontent-dft4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14051757_10207281048569680_5395148283006951752_n.jpg?oh=34c1a0a26c221423f328bcd9f01c2397&oe=5845B9EB)

The image is copyrighted by a Flickr user and won an award for wildlife photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcaliens/536647403

Now, obviously, it could be coincidence at that's what the bird looks like in flight. But it sure it a remarkable comparison.

Who cares what the plate looks like?

The tail feathers are what sealed the deal for me.

anyone with a vehicle???

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That, and the 3M decal process was much cheaper than embossed steel plates.

I wonder how much the "visibility" argument is really about visibility to electronic devices scanning vehicles?

We haven't had embossed steel plates for several years.

We embossed before the last redesign up until those were gone.  That's been what now..10 years?  I still have two of my old Indian shield plates I saved.

We used to get new plates every year.  That was a pain....

I remember that as a child.  Went to the decals in the late seventies if memory serves.

I wasnt clear; the whole tag art is actually a decal that can be peeled off the aluminum plate.  Not recommended.

I remember that as a child.  Went to the decals in the late seventies if memory serves.

A friend strongly recommended that I take an X-acto and slice the stickers so that if someone tries to remove them they come off in pieces. Additionally, she said to replace the normal Phillips head screws with socket head screws to make it more difficult to remove/steal the tag. And since the bird tags are brand new, thieves will target them.

Very common in the lower-socio-economic areas of town.  Ye ole' cutting of the tag sticker.  But steeling a plate in Oklahoma doesn't help very much, as any turnpike has auto-plate readers.  And if you cut the tag so it is harder to remove, isn't the result that someone would just have to steel multiple pieces of your sticker and then put them on their vehicle (in that it was already on your vehicle in all cut up)?

I could have sworn someone posted a composite photo showing the license plate overlaid with the internet clip art that is our new design.

My wife and I were in the lane next to a car with one of these tags Sunday.  From a design aspect, it is harder to read the tag letters and numbers due to the choice in colors and pattern.  I thought it was just me, but when I said something to her, she had the same issue trying to decipher the letters and numbers.  It’s not like reading tags is a usual exercise for me, but it really struck me how the identification of the tag is somewhat lost by design.  I hope LEO’s have better luck with that than I did.

State officials said Oklahoma’s previous plates – which were more than seven years old – were past warranty and beginning to deteriorate, dulling the reflective sheeting on them and making them more difficult to see at night.

This year, every motorist will pay $5 (extra) for the newly designed plate when they go to register their vehicle or renew their tag.
The new plates cost the state about $2.05 to produce, the Associated Press reports.
Most of the additional revenue will go into a newly created State Public Safety Fund that will be available for the Legislature to spend to “support public safety” in the state.
http://kfor.com/2017/01/03/oklahomas-newly-designed-license-plates-hitting-the-road

How long did we have the Oklahoma is OK! plates?  20 years?  For some reason those were good enough. Looking out my window at the parking lot, all the plates seem just fine.  I haven't noticed a single plate that looked worn, overly faded, flaking, or anything else.  Being "out of warranty" means jack sh!t.

They want the ability to digitally track citizens.  It makes red light cameras easier.  It makes tickets on the turnpike easier.  It makes auto-speed tickets easier.  And it makes putting up random scanners to track everyone easier.  Which is good because, you know, small government and stuff.

Why not be honest about it so we can have a real debate?

So we can’t have Real ID because that is government over-reach and a privacy breach etc. but scannable and trackable tags aren’t.  M’kay.

I have the new bird tag. Eh. It's fine. Whatever.

A friend strongly recommended that I take an X-acto and slice the stickers so that if someone tries to remove them they come off in pieces. Additionally, she said to replace the normal Phillips head screws with socket head screws to make it more difficult to remove/steal the tag. And since the bird tags are brand new, thieves will target them.

Don't hear much about it lately, but stealing the decal used to happen quite a bit.  I cut 4 lines horizontal and 4 vertical on every decal.  Been a long time, but have had someone try to take off and they gave up after a couple little blocks.  

Never had a tag stolen but it does happen quite a bit.  Hex head (socket) helps.  Torx screw with the security pin is good, too.

Good one, I never thought of torx head.  You can’t fake that one when trying to remove, either you have the correct torx bit or you don’t.  There’s no finagling with a screwdriver, crescent wrench, or pliers if it’s a round head design screw.

Well its almost time again to replace our old-fashioned internet clipart license tags with something

more original
cleaner and easier to read
more profitable to the Department of Public Safety

New license plate design coming for Oklahoma through rebranding effort
Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who also doubles as the state’s secretary of tourism and branding, wants to ditch the widely criticized scissor-tailed flycatcher license plates Gov. Mary Fallin unveiled in 2016.

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/new-license-plate-design-coming-for-oklahoma-through-rebranding-effort/article_bba2192c-a554-5d3d-bef7-ef53db063f38.html
https://oklahoman.com/article/5635590/oklahoma-to-get-new-license-plates-logo-slogan

They would have to be an improvement over what we have now. 

Never challenge "worse".

We are talking about improving over something Mary Fallin did. I'm pretty confident.

They would have to be an improvement over what we have now.