There are plenty of traffic laws in the United States that are pretty reasonable. Stopping at red lights, not going above the speed limit, and driving slower in school zones all sound like reasonable requests to me.
There are, however, a few laws around the country that are downright ridiculous. Some involve the color of your car, while others mention sheep. Here are some of the craziest traffic laws around the United States:
In Montana
Under no circumstances are you allowed to
have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperon. The buddy system is a viable substitute for an adult chaperon.
In Arizona
You’re forbidden from
driving your car backwards. I hear the parallel parking portion of the driver’s exam is a real pain.
In Memphis, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Waynesboro, Virginia
It’s illegal for a woman to drive a car unless
a man escorts her car while waving a red flag to warn approaching motorists and pedestrians. The only way I’ll ever follow this law is if the man in front of me warns traffic like one of those
dancing traffic cops I’ve heard so much about.
It is
illegal to pump your own gas. This law has even inspired the annoying t-shirt: “Jersey Girls Don’t Pump Gas.”
What are some of the craziest driving laws you have heard of? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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