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Rental cars have mandatory fleet stickers

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No matter how expensive the luxury sedan you just rented is, everyone on the highway knows you do not own it. Agencies are logistically bound to slap barcodes and fleet indicators on the bumpers and windows. It serves as a subtle beacon to locals that the driver is likely lost, confused, and operating a vehicle they have zero emotional attachment to.

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