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Weird and Wacky Traffic Laws

The thought that someone actually took the time, energy, and money to make some of these actual laws is a bit pathetic, but funny nonetheless. Being cynical and sarcastic, I just couldn't help adding some comments of my own. Here are some of the funniest automotive laws, according to Holly Rizzo.

Little Rock, Arkansas: It is illegal to honk the horn anywhere near a place that serves cold drinks or sandwiches after 9pm.

University City, Missouri: Honk your own horn all you like, but it's illegal to honk someone else's. It's unclear whether rented vehicles count.

Mount Vernon, Iowa: It is illegal to shoot arrows or throw bricks onto highways or freeways without consent from the City Council. Was there a lot of this going on somewhere?

San Francisco, California: Wiping your car with used underwear is a big no-no, as is piling horse manure more than six feet high on any street corner. Who wipes their car with used underwear? Who has to smell it to figure out if it's used? What about cow manure?

Palm Springs, California: People who want to walk their pet camels should be careful, walking a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between 4 and 6pm is against the law. Does this mean Yorkshire Terriers are out of style?

Chico, California: You cannot sow a vegetable garden in any public street, but flower gardens aren't illegal. Life would be good if I could just get my neighbors to stop running over my celery stalks.

Eureka, California: Sleeping in the middle of the street can get you a ticket, at the very least. Was this not obvious?

Reno, Nevada: Sitting in the middle of the road in a chair or bench is illegal. What about hooking up a TV?

Connecticut and Tennessee: Hunting from moving vehicles is illegal, unless you are whale hunting. Are there a lot of whales running down the road in Connecticut? Who wants to write the lawmakers from Tennessee and let them know that they're an inland state?

Destin, Florida: Changing clothes in your car while at the beach is no longer allowed. I don't blame the lawmakers for this one, I blame the naked people.

Dublin, Georgia: It is no longer legal to drive through playgrounds. A game of chicken gone wrong, or extreme tag?

Which of these laws is the stupidest? Do you agree with any?

  

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.