Stupid State Laws - Alabama 5

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):

Alabama

"It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile."

Holy crap, that seems really dangerous.  Wait a second, don't headlights count as a lantern?  I would say yes and that makes this doubly dangerous.  Any idiot (and Alabama is full of them) could drive the wrong way down a one-way street, claim their headlights were on and get away with their crime.  Sure, this law probably meant a literal lantern, but times have changed, Alabama, and you guys need to update this law.  However, that doesn't explain the reason behind the law in first place.  Why have one-way streets if you are only going to allow people to drive the wrong way on them anyways?  Alabama, that's just dumb.

"Well, he does have a lantern on the front of his car, Sarge."
"Shut up, rookie and arrest that funny man."