Sunday, June 30, 2013

Stupid State Laws - Rhode Island

Here comes another post about a state law that still exists on the books and why it is ridiculous (to see them all, click here):

Rhode Island

"It is illegal to coast downhill in your car with your transmission in neutral, or with the clutch disengaged."

This law brings up a very big question - why not?  What if you ran out of gas and the only way to get to a gas station is to coast down a hill?  Would that still be considered illegal?  And for that matter, does Rhode Island even have any hills?  It's the smallest state in America (only being 37 miles wide and 48 miles long, I think LA covers more area) and located against the Atlantic Ocean.  So, how many hills could they possibly have in that state?  I guess only a couple and if that's the case, then I guess it is really easy to post a couple of cops at the bottom of them and easily bust all of the lawbreakers.  Seriously, Rhode Island, what in the hell were you thinking when you made this thing?

"We can't pull them all over, I guess we just pick one and punish that bastard for breaking the law!"

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