June 6th, 2007 By Justin Williams
Indiana Unveils New Licenses
If getting a new license plate on the back of your ride wasn’t enough of a change for drivers of Indiana, maybe a new drivers license is up your alley? The new licenses, set to be in use starting June 19, include several new security features. For example, the license includes finely-contoured backgrounds and pictures as well as writing that can only be seen under ultraviolet lights.
Bar bouncers rejoice! Part of the drivers license change is an even easier way to detect an under-21 license: it’s vertical. No longer will you have to wait in line at the liquor store or local pub while the gatekeeper tries to decipher the tiny red text that shows whether the person is 21 or not.
What do you think of the new license?
photo courtesy of Indiana BMV
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Jenna
June 06, 2007 @ 06:57PM
oh. my. god. no. no. no. no. that’s HIDEOUS! I don’t want ittttttttttttttt, how freaking HIDEOUS
Jenna
June 06, 2007 @ 07:01PM
okay okay okay, now that I see horizontal is 21 and up (me) I can breathe a little easier, I can’t deal with that vertical one, hideous
Midgetqueen
June 06, 2007 @ 08:10PM
Color scheme: hideous. Concept: pretty cool, actually. I had a roomie at USI who’s from Henderson and I remember thinking it was neat that her license was vertical.
It’s a plus except in the case of drivers like me, who had a full year extra before needing to have my license renewed after turning 21 since I got my license amended when I was 18. That would be a hassle in the bars, I’m sure.
Emily
June 07, 2007 @ 07:57AM
They are pretty ugly.
Colin
June 07, 2007 @ 10:36AM
Pft who caresits a license.not a fashion statement.Gets the job done.I can get booze anyways without a license.and getting in them clubs.just know the right people.
cody
June 07, 2007 @ 11:39AM
cool dude!!!!
i find that its hard to read these damn things when i have customers come into the store from KY i have to search for all of their inforemation, way to much going on with it
cody
June 07, 2007 @ 11:40AM
Dont you think it is going to be easier for people to get by with a fake now due to the fact that cops and bouncers will probably just concentrate on the shape of the license
Emily
June 07, 2007 @ 01:15PM
I doubt it will be easier. Other states have these, and since they are so different I’ve noticed bouncers taking a longer time to read them. Plus, the holigrams on the new ones are nearly impossible to replicate. Indiana (mainly IU’s campus) used to be a hot bed to fake ids. Even the most professional guy (who have sent been thrown in jail) wouldn’t touch IDs from states that used the vertical/horizontal cards.
It sounds like it’s going to be a mess during the transition though. There will be three different types of Indiana IDs floating around.