The official license plate of "I don't know how to fucking drive."

"E90M3" (e90m3) 01/29/2018 at 12:47 • Filed to: None

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For Sweden > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 12:50

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Official License Plate of the National Champions

Ash78, voting early and often > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 12:52

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Yeah, well. No topography, no real turns, everyone is from somewhere else. It’s a demographic and automotive shitshow.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 12:53

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Live in this forbidden land. Can confirm.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > For Sweden 01/29/2018 at 12:55

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Also the official plate of “I couldn’t get into UF or FSU”

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 12:56

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I have a Florida vanity plate.

I should be fine for now.

Shoop > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 12:57

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Wrong:

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Ash78, voting early and often 01/29/2018 at 12:57

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Colombian in Florida.

Can confirm.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Shoop 01/29/2018 at 12:58

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SNOWBIRDS

Wacko > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 13:02

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these plates in Florida are the worst

Azrek > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 13:06

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My E92 M3 has this tag...so as a BMW driver, I approve.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Wacko 01/29/2018 at 13:06

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Pls no.

Have merci.

Also, I believe they guarantee an RX350 doing 20 under in the left lane on I-95 in Boca.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 13:17

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When Harvey happened they infiltrated Nashville it was the most angering couple weeks of my life.

TheRealBicycleBuck > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 13:18

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If you go by insurance rates, Florida doesn’t even make the top 10 :

Under_Score > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 13:29

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Under_Score > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/29/2018 at 13:31

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They probably think the signs are in kilometres.

Also, wouldn’t they be from Quebce and not Quebec?

Wacko > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 01/29/2018 at 13:37

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Well over here those plates on a Toyota or a F150 is a good indication that he/she will cut you off for no apparent reason

If they are on a dodge ram you also get the middle finger from them while they are cutting you off 

diplodicus > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/29/2018 at 13:39

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Michigan’s rates are so high because we have unlimited medical coverage for drivers injured in an accident. Accidents and injuries are down, but insurance costs are up. Medical places here milk that shit for every cent too.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/29/2018 at 13:39

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Ontario laughs at those rates, then cries.

not for canada - australian in disguise > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 14:49

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In Canada, it’s either QC (although those are rare in my neck of the woods) or these motherfuckers;

Honourable mention to the official plate of taking up two parking spaces at Ikea because they don’t have one in their province;

E90M3 > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/29/2018 at 14:52

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I see a lot of Ontario plates around here, usually doing 10 under the limit in the middle lane.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 15:15

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Ours are these:

Although our local drivers are straight garbage as well, if not worse in many cases, I know what to expect with the local ones to some extent. We also get Oregonians, which are slightly worse than the locals. Kind of a hierarchy.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/29/2018 at 15:24

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This only says that the regulatory environment in some places sucks.

Also, I don’t know how CA could possibly be in the top-10 unless they cherry-picked the Bay Area where everyone has expensive cars and national insurance companies kind of suck there. My rates doubled coming from SoCal to the Seattle area with the same car and coverage...

It might tell us something about 40-year-old male drivers with “good” records in these places, though.

AfromanGTO > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 15:32

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In Florida the worst drivers have tags from Quebec, New York, and Massholes. Massholes are the worst.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2018 at 15:46

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No, it’s a reflection of both the drivers and the regulatory environment. If you want to take the regulatory environment out of the numbers, we can refer back to the IIHS Fatality Facts Sheet .

Top 10 States by Fatal Crashes per 100,000 population :

Mississippi - 23.1

Alabama - 21.3

South Carolina - 20.5

New Mexico - 19.3

Wyoming - 19.1

Kentucky - 18.8

Arkansas - 18.2

Montana - 18.2

Oklahoma - 17.4

Louisiana - 16.2

Florida is number 13 on that list with a rate of 15.4. I thought this might be due to a higher fatality rate in more rural areas, but when I look their Urban vs Rural table, only three states appear in the top 10 on both the S tate and Rural lists: Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming.  The others have relatively higher fatality rates in urban areas. Both Louisiana and Florida have more fatal crashes in urban areas than rural. Go figure.

Your rates doubled going from SoCal to where?

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > TheRealBicycleBuck 01/29/2018 at 17:54

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Western WA, Seattle area.

I had actually just looked at that list and didn’t see a strong correlation between fatal accidents and rates. The methodology of the initial list you provided is so poor as to be meaningless.

“The study was conducted by Quadrant Information Services and was based on auto insurance rates for more than 900 vehicles from six large carriers (Allstate, Farmers, GEICO, Nationwide, Progressive and State Farm) in 10 ZIP codes per state, based on a hypothetical single, 40-year-old male with a good driving record, short commute and typical coverage limits and deductibles.”

The IIHS list is decent because it doesn’t really infer anything, but which of the two methodologies you use give you very unexpected results, like the fact that Massachusetts and Rhode Island, known for their awful drivers, have the lowest fatality rates per 100M miles traveled in the country. The worst is apparently South Carolina, which also makes no sense to me. Wyoming is just slightly worse than average by this methodology, too, in spite of everyone doing far more miles than in any of these other places.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 01/29/2018 at 20:34

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Unexpected results? Only because the results didn’t meet your expectations. Everywhere I’ve lived the locals bitch about the traffic and the quality of the driving. I used to live in the Houston area, so when people in less populated areas start complaining, I take it all with a big grain of salt. Reputations are built on opinions and the loudest complainers are the ones people usually listen to. I prefer sources that are at least somewhat arbitrary, even if they aren’t perfect.

Insurance rates are really a range which is set by the state with feedback from the insurance carriers. When any particular carrier sets their rates within the range, they do a complex multivariate analysis that takes into account a lot more than age, type of car, sex, accident rates in the state, etc. most people don’t understand this and can’t be bothered with it anyway. The truth is lost on them. I know, I used to be an agent.

My original reply was a tongue-in-cheek stab at the original author. Then you decided to go all data scientist on me. I have to play that in real life, so I try to keep it somewhat light-hearted here on Oppo.

So, you think the drivers are bad where you live?!? Let me tell you about the drivers over here!

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > E90M3 01/29/2018 at 21:11

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whenever i see a florida plate in winter - “found the tax dodger”

pip bip - choose Corrour > E90M3 01/30/2018 at 04:34

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visit Queensland then!