Driving holidays are one of the most popular types of vacation in the United States, with numerous Hollywood films centred around the fabled American road trip.
But anyone planning a journey across the country’s road network might want to brush up on their legal knowledge first.
The US has a baffling number of laws that are related to different states.
The auto shipping website J&S Transport has now compiled a list of all of the strangest driving laws across the country for any would-be road tripper.
For example, anyone requiring a last minute outfit change in New York should beware – it is illegal to disrobe in the car, while messy drivers need to be careful as in South Carolina it is illegal to store rubbish in your car.
But not every state is strict with their drivers, for example, in Nevada, it is completely legal to ride a camel on the highway and in Texas, cars do not need a windscreen to pass an inspection, but they do need a pair of wipers.
Auto shipping website J&S Transport have made this infographic of the strangest driving laws across the United States .
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Maine gave priority to cops for parking in front of the donut shop…..
CA – you can get RUN OVER for driving to slow!
If you don’t drive AGGRESSIVELY (NOT defensively) in CA, you WILL get run over/hit.
I agree 100%.
When I lived in the “City of Angels” in the 1980s, I drove a 1953 Ford, 3 on the tree, that I “restored” with a friend. That means we repainted it, made fake leather vinyl door panels with particle board and used seat covers. It had a 3 foot diameter steering wheel. And was prone to carburetor ice (i.e. stalling in traffic on cool, foggy or humid days). BTW. A straight 6 with “not a lot of HP”, but lots of heavy steel to move around. No padded dashboard and a Radio Shack AM radio hanging from the rear view mirror. At least it had the heater option. Yes, that was an option in 1953.
I learned to drive so aggressively in that car, that those reflexive habits are ingrained in me to this day. Age has tempered it somewhat, but even my Sons have asked why I’m such an aggressive driver.
You are so right that you will be “run over/hit” if you don’t drive aggressively in CA.
Maybe that’s why it finally threw a rod and giant cast iron shrapnel all over the engine compartment. On I-5 at the Henley-Hornbrook exit in Northern CA.
Unbelievably, I found a pay phone at a run down dude ranch in the rain.
My Dad towed my to the top north side of Siskiyou pass. Then I coasted all the way to Ashland. Unfortunately, in 1953, the wipers worked off engine vacuum. No engine. No wipers. So I put the window down and did it manually. Dad towed me into Medford.
Sorry for the long post, but it was a memorable, interesting event for me. I was 24 years old.
I thought maybe a few others could identify with similar stories from the golden age of $50 cars.
I’ve never been in an accident that was my fault. It took getting rear-ended THREE times (twice in the same vehicle – the newest & most expensive one I ever owned – in LESS than 6 months) before I finally figured out what I was doing wrong.
Once I began driving aggressively, I was never hit again. Had my last car there for 10 years… not so much as a scratch – from an accident, anyway.
Oregon and Kentucky are the best:
Oregon: You cannot foot race a car. Have you ever actually done that, Henry?
Kentucky: Dogs cannot molest cars. BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I just find that hilarious.
Well, moving to Mississippi is out of the question!