A smart license plate frame outwits red light cameras by making itself too bright for the photo to turn out. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...

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Q: A news site has an article about it now being illegal to have a license plate frame on your vehicle, and the author thought the cars she saw being pulled over were because of license plate frames.