Next time you complain about a speeding ticket, remember that there are much sillier things you could get in trouble for. Here’s a list of some of the weirder traffic violations we’ve heard of at DCH Audi Oxnard:
- It’s illegal to wear a blindfold while driving in Alabama. It’s dangerous in all states.
- It’s illegal to drive in Alaska with a dog tethered to your roof.
- It’s illegal in Eureka, California to use the road as a bed.
- In Glendale, California, it’s illegal to jump from a car going over 65 mph. It’s also stupid.
- In England, it’s illegal to drive on the right side of the road. Of course they think the U.S. law against driving on the left side of the road is weird.
- In Connecticut, it’s illegal to hunt from a car, even if it’s painted bright orange.
- There’s no driving through playgrounds in Georgia, but it is kind of fun.
- Thirty days in jail await any hooligan who screeches his tires in Derby, Kansas.
- It’s illegal for women to wear a housecoat while driving in California.
- Tourist states like Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska and California enforce laws against driving too slow.
- A fine awaits those who allow vehicular molestation by their pets in Kentucky.
- Don’t blare your horn at a restaurant after 9:30 P.M. in Little Rock, Arkansas or you’ll get a side of ticket with that burger.
- Don’t park in front of Dunkin Donuts while in Maine. It won’t be worth the trip.
- Don’t let road rage get the best of you in Rockville, Md. Swearing from a vehicle is a misdemeanor.
- Running into a pedestrian in Sarasota, Florida is only a $78 fine.
- It is illegal to spit from a car or bus in Marietta, Georgia. It is, however, OK to spit from a truck.
- There is no disrobing in your car in Sag Harbor, New York.
- In Dunn, North Carolina, it’s illegal to play in traffic…
- or drive on the sidewalk…
- or drive through a cemetery.
- Do not leave your car door open longer than necessary in Oregon.
- Don’t use your car to prove physical endurance on an Oregon road.
- Hilton Head, South Carolina forbids the storing of trash in your vehicle.
- It’s legal to eat road kill in West Virginia. Yummy!
- Police officers must honk their horn or flash their lights and wait at least three minutes before breaking up any romantic goings-on in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
- You can’t change your clothes in your car in Evanston, Illinois with curtains drawn.
- The ice cream man has been banned in Indianola, Iowa.
- The dead poultry delivery man has been banned on Kansas Avenue in Topeka, Kansas.
- You’ll get fined if your truck leaves a mess in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
- You can’t honk the horn of someone else’s car in University City, Missouri.
- There’s no tree planting in the middle of the street in Blairstown, New Jersey.
- There’s no running out of gas in Youngstown, Ohio.
- It’s illegal to shoot whales from your car in Connecticut.
- There is no rutabaga street planting in Chico, California.
- Spilling your margarita on the street is illegal in Hermosa, California.
- Fancy bike-riders should avoid Galesburg, Illinois.
- Absolutely under no conditions should you throw your Red Ryder into a street in Iowa.
- Benches are not allowed on the street in Reno, Nevada.
- Roller-skaters and cars cannot share the road in Canton, Ohio.
- Assembly members in Georgia cannot be ticketed while the Georgia State Assembly is in session.
- It’s OK to drive on the sidewalk in Oregon…as long as you yield to pedestrians.
- You must give an audible signal while passing a car in Rhode Island.
- It’s illegal to ride a camel in Nevada.
- Don’t ride an ugly horse in Washington.
- You can’t cross the street while walking on your hands in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Some birds actually have the right away on Utah streets.
- It’s illegal to start a car in Denmark if there’s someone under it.
- You can’t drive a car in England unless you’re in the front seat.
- Skateboarders in Florida need a license.
- Moose are forbidden to mate on city streets in Alaska.