A man was annoyed when his wife told him that a car had backed into her, damaging a fender, and that she hadn't gotten the license number. "What kind of car was he driving?" the husband asked.
"I don't know," she said. "I never can tell one car from another."
At that, the man decided the time had come for a learning course, and for the next few days, whenever they were driving, he made her name each car they passed until he was satisfied that she could recognize every make. It worked. About a week later she bounded in with a pleased _expression on her face. "Darling," she said. "I hit a Buick!"
Upon advice of counsel, my bumper bears no message at this time. ~Unknown
New York was the first state to require the licensing of motor vehicles. The law was adopted in 1901.