Old Registration Sticker pull over

[Cedar Park Dad]

A Trooper stopped me for a long expired registration sticker on the window. The new one was still in my glove box - a "Duh" for me.

In today's world, an officer should be able to confirm that the driver was indeed current via their on-board computer or smartphone. Ditto for insurance coverage.

Do they only check information when it fits their agenda?

Evidently there are vehicles with cameras that just drive down the street and scan every vehicle on the street. Why not this? Why exactly do we even need a sticker at this point?

[cb1000rider]

Evidently there are vehicles with cameras that just drive down the street and scan every vehicle on the street. Why not this? Why exactly do we even need a sticker at this point?

Because the technology only works (well) in specific configurations. The algorithms that do character recognition work best at specific distance (size of letters) and a direct line of site. Your eyes are much better at looking for the sticker than automation is at getting the license plate right at varying positions and distances.
How do I know? Because I worked on projects that use these systems in the civilian space.

The whole TX insurance card thing has driven me mad for years. The PD accepts a card that can be faked and printed by any 7 year old with a printer. And we still have tons of uninsured.
I assume that they have a system for validating insurance now.. At least I hope so. Last time I was stopped, I had an expired card and was busy trying to pull it up on my phone. Officer told me not to worry about it.