I saw this exact thing a couple of nights ago......at the very least it’s distracting there for I guess a safety hazard.
I agree...It is a confusing distraction...and would make me nervous.
A few nights ago a driver was being very aggressive (tailgating, weaving in and out without signaling…). I ended up right behind him at a traffic light and waned to get his license but it had one of those dark covers so very hard to see and his license plate light was out. But his car was wrapped with Christmas lights not turned on. Hope he will get slew of tickets when he does turn them on.