O.T. Driving through Ohio with a vanity plate

Submitted by victors2000 on

I'm heading out tomorrow from Swartz Creek MI to compete in a Half Ironman in Raleigh NC and of course the fastest route is right through Columbus, OH. Of course I have a license plate with the block M on it and VCTRS2 spelled out; what are the chances folks are going to give me crap just driving through the state?

I was thinking to myself, "Oh great, I might find myself in some 'Deliverance' situation and then I realized I'll be driving through 'By God' West Virginia next, lol. So just gas up before I hit the state line?

Wolverine 73

May 28th, 2015 at 10:30 AM ^

I can't speak for C-bus, but I have been driving in NE Ohio for over 10 years with a UM vanity plate and a Block M decal in my back window and a Michigan license plate frame, and the only time I was ever pulled over I absolutely deserved it.  Perhaps the roads around C-bus during late November are a different story, but I can't imagine you will have any issues.

mGrowOld

May 27th, 2015 at 9:18 PM ^

You're fine.  I live just south of Cleveland and have a Michigan Alumni Association sticker on my car along with a MGoBlue licence plate frame and have never had any problems other than a few "Michigan sucks" drive-by shoutings.

Now if your plates were something like OSUSUCKS then you might have something to worry about it.

Giff4484

May 27th, 2015 at 9:34 PM ^

It's not like you're wearing a Tony Romo Jersey walking around Philly. A women did that while I lived in Philly and she got beat up.

iPhone

May 27th, 2015 at 9:50 PM ^

It is not that bad, at least recently. Sad to say, but OSU fans are not as crazy obsessed as they used to be and we have ourselves to blame for that. Had we won more against them in the past FIFTEEN years, then they might take us a tad more seriously.

harmon40

May 28th, 2015 at 8:53 AM ^

Great rivalries are forged by and built on games that matter. We haven't been able to provide that in a long time.



Like I tell friends of mine who are Packers or Bears fans, explaining why I don't hate their teams: "Lions fans don't hate anyone. We just feel bad for ourselves..."

HokelessRomantic

May 27th, 2015 at 10:20 PM ^

just to tell you to keep it below 70 especially if you drive a black Cadillac CTS-V. I am the proud owner of the plate VCTRS and will be in Cbus next week. Don't need them looking for me! Good luck.

mgokev

May 27th, 2015 at 10:21 PM ^

No offense, but, really? Chances are you get a honk or two, or maybe someone agitated enough by a vanity plate flips you off. But I sincerely ask, do you care? FWIW, I've driven through Ohio a bunch and have found it to be no different than any other state outside of the strict speed enforcement (which I'd like to blame on UM plates but really it's just an out of state car that was, you know, actually speeding). PA is just as bad as Ohio on highway speed monitoring in my experience, though. Who knows? Maybe I've just been lucky.




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Picktown GoBlue

May 27th, 2015 at 11:47 PM ^

Both times on US 23

Both times near Delaware

One of the worst speed traps got a bit better as they extended the 65 MPH further south recently.  For thoses who have driven the route, you'll recognize the spot - it's where they have "test pavement" for a couple of miles just south of state route 229, with the highway normally routed on two roadways in the middle, but with the option to route either north or south traffic on extra roadways on the outside edges.  Used to be cops sitting there all the time right after the reduced speed limit on the southbound side.

TheSacko221

May 27th, 2015 at 10:40 PM ^

Nobody gives a shit about your license plate loser. You fucking psycho fans who think people in Ohio are looking to destroy Michigan fans stuff need some serious help.

harmon40

May 28th, 2015 at 9:06 AM ^

Apologies - my comment below wasn't directed at you, but at a delusionally angry comment by TheSacko221. His comment shows on my iPhone but not my PC.  Same goes for comments from others below.

Once I signed onto my PC and checked back in it looked like I and others were responding to you; we weren't.

 

killerseafood3

May 27th, 2015 at 10:45 PM ^

I have a block m and an alumni frame on my license plate. Have driven through Ohio countless times, only time I've been flipped off is driving through Columbus by three dudes in osu jerseys in a convertible. They were laughing, it was kinda funny. You won't have a problem.

MJ14

May 27th, 2015 at 10:48 PM ^

I mean just a few months ago I stood in front of the 'Shoe in all maize and blue and took a picture. Not to mention I made a block M sign and the worst I got was a few bad looks. I would say you'll be fine. My vehicle is covered in Michigan stuff. 

DHughes5218

May 27th, 2015 at 10:54 PM ^

Their fans were a lot worse when we were dominating them every year. Now they don't really say much. The drive will be a much more dangerous one in a few years. After Harbaugh has his way with Meyer for a couple of years, you may need to find a new route.