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Bizzare driving laws

Postby Tjw2 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 7:29 pm

Alabama
It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle.

It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street as long as a lantern is attached to the front of your car.

Driving barefoot is illegal.

Alaska
It is illegal to tie a dog to the roof of your car.

Arkansas
It is illegal for a person to blare the horn on a vehicle at any place where cold drinks or sandwiches are served after 9 p.m.

California
Any woman dressed in a housecoat is prohibited from driving a car.

It is illegal in San Francisco to buff or dry your car with used underwear.

No unoccupied vehicle may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Florida
If an elephant is tied to a parking meter, the owner or attendant must deposit money in the meter.

Georgia
State Assembly members are immune from being ticketed for speeding while the State Assembly is in session.

In Marietta, Georgia it is illegal to spit from a moving car or bus, but is okay from a moving truck.

Illinois
In Evanston, Illinois it is unlawful to change clothes while inside a car with the curtains drawn, except during a fire.

Kansas
In Derby, Kansas, it is considered a misdemeanor to screech your tires while driving.

Kentucky
If you stop for ice cream while driving, be aware that it is considered unlawful to transport an ice cream cone in your back pocket.

Massachusetts
You will be ticketed if you drive with a gorilla in the backseat of your car.

Michigan
If you car breaks down in Detroit and you are waiting for assistance, be aware that sitting in the middle of the street to read a newspaper is illegal.


Minnesota

It is illegal to cross state lines, regardless if you are walking or driving, with a duck on your head. And, if you're crossing into Wisconsin, the law also applies to chickens.

In Minnetonka, Minnesota, if you drive a truck that leaves mud, dirt or sticky substances on any road, you will be considered a public nuisance who is harming the peace, safety, and general welfare of the town.

You cannot ride a motorcycle without a shirt.

Montana
In Whitehall, Montana, vehicles are prohibited from driving with ice picks attached to the wheels.

Nevada
It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

New Jersey
Drivers are required to beep their car horns before passing another vehicle.

If convicted of driving while intoxicated, you permanently lose the option of registering for a vanity license plate.

North Carolina
In Dunn, North Carolina, it is illegal to drive on a sidewalk.

Ohio
In Oxford, Ohio, authorities will ticket you if you consecutively drive around the town square more than 100 times.

Keep in mind that if your car breaks down and you phone for a cab, you will be ticketed if you opt to ride on the cab's roof.

Oklahoma
It is considered illegal to read a comic book while driving.

Oregon
You will be ticketed if you leave your car door open longer than is deemed necessary.

You will be slapped with a Class A traffic violation if you use your car on an Oregon highway to prove your physical endurance.

It is illegal to pump your own gas.

Pennsylvania

If you spy a team of approaching horses, you are required by law to pull to the side of the road and cover your car with a blanket or dust cover that has been painted or sewn to blend into the scenery. But, if the horses react skittish to your efforts, you are then required to disassemble your car and hide the parts in the nearby underbrush.

South Carolina

In Hilton Head, South Carolina, you cannot leave trash in your vehicle out of fear of attracting rats.

Tennessee

It is illegal to fire a gun at any wild game other than whales from a moving car.

West Virginia

It is perfectly legal, for road maintenance purposes, to scavenge road kill.
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby a1 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:00 pm

Those are odd. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby an-225 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:03 pm

And probably not in place anymore.  :P
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby flyboy 28 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:43 pm

If the first one about New Jersey was actually true, every single driver on the Turnpike would be deaf.

The second one is actually real I believe.
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby Willit Run » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:56 pm

If the first one about New Jersey was actually true, every single driver on the Turnpike would be deaf.

The second one is actually real I believe.


Second NJ one is real. We also can't pump our own gas as stated under Oregon!!  ::)
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby Tjw2 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:14 pm

I dont know if they are true or not but i got them of my states dmv site
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby Triple_7 » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:13 pm

In Dunn, North Carolina, it is illegal to drive on a sidewalk.


Here in my little town we need the opposite of that law...we need to legalize driving on the sidewalks since our pedestrians don't use them...might as well put those nice clean concrete strips to use :P

Almost makes you wander if we have a law in the idiots guide to driving that states you must leave your bright lights on at all times, even in town down a brightly lit street.  Mandatory that you blind the oncoming traffic.  Also mandatory you keep driving when on a country road and you just blinded the oncoming person to the point they end up in the ditch >:(  Really ought to outlaw the super brights :-/
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby john_uk » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:32 am

In Hilton Head, South Carolina, you cannot leave trash in your vehicle out of fear of attracting rats.


yes because i saw plenty of wales at myrtle beach (or however you spell it) :P
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby H » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:57 am

[color=#003300]Alabama
1.[...but, if the view is that scary, the passengers probably should be.]

2.[Does the lantern have to be lit? Also, there was a law in these parts that one must have someone carry a lantern some distance in front of a vehicle if it was raining.]

3.[This is also true in NH.]

Alaska
[...but to the bumper is? Forgive my lampoon -- now off to Wally World.]

Arkansas
[How long after 2100 hrs?]

California
1.[Is naked OK?]

2.San Francisco [Delimna: how far into the buffing do new underwear become used underwear?]

3.[R/C operators beware. Also, how many upheaved/downheaved vehicles are ticketed during earthquakes?]

Florida
[This may be difficult while the elephant is taking off with it.]

Georgia
1.[I take it they have a drive through state building?]

2.Marietta [What if the car or bus is really trucking (slang for speeding)? Also, do we assume to be ticketed if spitting from a car being hauled by a truck?]

Illinois
Evanston [The lawmaker seems related to the one in California.]

Kansas
Derby [If you're parked with your vehicle bumper against a strong tree, it's OK? If being in the seat is considered driving, how about getting out and holding the gas pedal down?]

Kentucky
[What about the ice cream?]

Massachusetts
[In Massachusetts, the gorilla is often in the front seat, anyway -- driving; we know this because they sometimes cross the border into NH.]

Michigan
Detroit [Maybe a comic book; if I'm reading a novel I'd rather lay down, anyway.]

Minnesota
1.[What about running or jumping across the border -- and how far across the line is Minnesota's jurisdiction? Chickens wouldn't dare defy the law, anyway.]

2.Minnetonka [Do they share the law of Dunn, NC?]

3.[Where do you buy shirts for your motorcycle? I suppose this is better than trying to stuff its wheels down a pair of pants.]

Montana
Whitehall [I'd expect attached ice picks to flat out prohibit driving anywhere.]

Nevada
[You might 'drive' it off of the highway; are you sure they didn't say ride one on the highway? How about smoking one?]

New Jersey
1.[Is this requirement for passing by one going the same direction, one coming towards you, parked or any?]
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby flyboy 28 » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:48 pm

I just noticed Wyoming is missing.

They must be perfect. :P
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby H » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:10 am

I just noticed Wyoming is missing.
They must be perfect. :P
A quarter for a clue -- they're still on bucking horses in unpaved fileds! ;D



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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby beaky » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:11 pm

New Jersey
Drivers are required to beep their car horns before passing another vehicle.


I only do that if I need to get their attention to make the  Official NJ Symbolic Gesture of Accord and Goodwill, which is an upraised middle finger.

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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby BFMF » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:26 am

I just noticed Wyoming is missing.

They must be perfect. :P


I don't see any for Idaho or Washington listed either... :P
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby farmerdave » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:29 am

In ohio you have to sound your horn before passing, at least on two-lane roads.  No one does it though.
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Re: Bizzare driving laws

Postby Bird-Nerd » Thu Aug 09, 2007 6:59 pm

You can actually pump youre own gas in Oregon..... If it's night.... and no-one is looking... and youre wearing a mask and youre liscense plate number is covered  :D

Alaska
It is illegal to tie a dog to the roof of your car.
that only applies in Alaska!?!?

Massachusetts
You will be ticketed if you drive with a gorilla in the backseat of your car.
I was ticketed for that  :'(
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