diff --git a/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp b/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp
index f3536fd..f340d16 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/charactersegmenter.cpp
@@ -292,9 +292,36 @@ vector<Rect> CharacterSegmenter::getHistogramBoxes(VerticalHistogram histogram,
     {      
       charBoxes.push_back(allBoxes[i]); 
     }
-    else if (allBoxes[i].width > MAX_SEGMENT_WIDTH && allBoxes[i].height > MIN_HISTOGRAM_HEIGHT)
+    else if (allBoxes[i].width > avgCharWidth * 2 && allBoxes[i].width < MAX_SEGMENT_WIDTH * 2 && allBoxes[i].height > MIN_HISTOGRAM_HEIGHT)
     {
+  //    rectangle(histogram.histoImg, allBoxes[i], Scalar(255, 0, 0) );
+  //    drawAndWait(&histogram.histoImg);
+      // Try to split up doubles into two good char regions, check for a break between 40% and 60%
+      int leftEdge = allBoxes[i].x + (int) (((float) allBoxes[i].width) * 0.4f);
+      int rightEdge = allBoxes[i].x + (int) (((float) allBoxes[i].width) * 0.6f);
       
+      int minX = histogram.getLocalMinimum(leftEdge, rightEdge);
+      int maxXChar1 = histogram.getLocalMaximum(allBoxes[i].x, minX);
+      int maxXChar2 = histogram.getLocalMaximum(minX, allBoxes[i].x + allBoxes[i].width);
+      int minHeight = histogram.getHeightAt(minX);
+      
+      int maxHeightChar1 = histogram.getHeightAt(maxXChar1);
+      int maxHeightChar2 = histogram.getHeightAt(maxXChar2);
+      
+      if (maxHeightChar1 > MIN_HISTOGRAM_HEIGHT && minHeight < (0.25 * ((float) maxHeightChar1)))
+      {
+	cout << "GOODY GOODY LEFT" << endl;
+	  // Add a box for Char1
+	  Point botRight = Point(minX - 1, allBoxes[i].y + allBoxes[i].height);
+	  charBoxes.push_back(Rect(allBoxes[i].tl(), botRight) );
+      }
+      if (maxHeightChar2 > MIN_HISTOGRAM_HEIGHT && minHeight < (0.25 * ((float) maxHeightChar2)))
+      {
+	cout << "GOODY GOODY RIGHT" << endl;
+	  // Add a box for Char2
+	  Point topLeft = Point(minX + 1, allBoxes[i].y);
+	  charBoxes.push_back(Rect(topLeft, allBoxes[i].br()) );
+      }
     }
     
   }
diff --git a/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.cpp b/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.cpp
index 9c916ba..cd1f913 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.cpp
+++ b/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.cpp
@@ -56,19 +56,60 @@ void VerticalHistogram::analyzeImage(Mat inputImage, Mat mask)
       }
       
 
-      for (; columnCount > 0; columnCount--)
-	histoImg.at<uchar>(inputImage.rows - columnCount, col) = 255;
-    
       this->colHeights.push_back(columnCount);
       
       if (columnCount < lowestValley)
 	lowestValley = columnCount;
       if (columnCount > highestPeak)
 	highestPeak = columnCount;
+      
+      
+      for (; columnCount > 0; columnCount--)
+	histoImg.at<uchar>(inputImage.rows - columnCount, col) = 255;
+    
     }
     
 }
 
+int VerticalHistogram::getLocalMinimum(int leftX, int rightX)
+{
+  int minimum = histoImg.rows + 1;
+  int lowestX = leftX;
+  
+  for (int i = leftX; i <= rightX; i++)
+  {
+    if (colHeights[i] < minimum)
+    {
+      lowestX = i;
+      minimum = colHeights[i];
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return lowestX;
+}
+
+int VerticalHistogram::getLocalMaximum(int leftX, int rightX)
+{
+  int maximum = -1;
+  int highestX = leftX;
+  
+  for (int i = leftX; i <= rightX; i++)
+  {
+    if (colHeights[i] > maximum)
+    {
+      highestX = i;
+      maximum = colHeights[i];
+    }
+  }
+  
+  return highestX;  
+}
+
+int VerticalHistogram::getHeightAt(int x)
+{
+    return colHeights[x];
+}
+
 void VerticalHistogram::findValleys()
 {
   int MINIMUM_PEAK_HEIGHT = (int) (((float) highestPeak) * 0.75);
diff --git a/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.h b/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.h
index 73813bb..6a7b7db 100644
--- a/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.h
+++ b/src/openalpr/verticalhistogram.h
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ class VerticalHistogram
 
     Mat histoImg;
     
+    // Returns the lowest X position between two points.
+    int getLocalMinimum(int leftX, int rightX);
+    // Returns the highest X position between two points.
+    int getLocalMaximum(int leftX, int rightX);
+    
+    int getHeightAt(int x);
     
   private:
     vector<int> colHeights;