A new proposed law in Chicago:
ban on texting while driving

A City Council committee today unanimously passed a proposed ban on sending text messages while driving in Chicago.

The measure is likely to come up for a final vote at the Oct. 8 council meeting.

The new restriction, which also would cover using wireless devices to browse the Internet, builds on the 2005 rule against talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. Violators could face a $75 fine, with the penalty rising to as much as $200 if the violations "occurs at the time of a traffic accident."

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A new proposed law in Chicago:
ban on texting while driving

A City Council committee today unanimously passed a proposed ban on sending text messages while driving in Chicago.

The measure is likely to come up for a final vote at the Oct. 8 council meeting.

The new restriction, which also would cover using wireless devices to browse the Internet, builds on the 2005 rule against talking on hand-held cell phones while driving. Violators could face a $75 fine, with the penalty rising to as much as $200 if the violations "occurs at the time of a traffic accident."

Ummmmmmmm....I do not consider that a 'dumb law'.......
Many's the time I have been almost crashed by a stupid driving action.......
And the number of times that I have witnessed the perp of those actions having a cell phone glued to their ear...........many....if fact, most.

Imagine trying to text whilst driving, instead of just yakking on the cell......
I hope it passes.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Pennsylvania:
1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

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My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions.

Pennsylvania:
1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

So it seems i´m a lucky guy.
My wife would never sign.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Pennsylvania:
1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

So it seems i´m a lucky guy.
My wife would never sign.

Can you forge he name? :o)

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My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, Commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions.

Pennsylvania:
1. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling.
2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

So it seems i´m a lucky guy.
My wife would never sign.

Can you forge he name? :o)

Its all a part of practice.
She is writing old latin.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Not a dumb law,but unfortunately a necessity today.The penalty here in the UK can be £2000 per offence.

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Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care

Pennsylvania

2. No man may purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.

Yeah but what if you are not married (goes away and sulks no booze!!!!)

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Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care

Dumb Alabama Laws

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.

You must have windshield wipers on your car.

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

Dumb Alabama Laws

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Can't imagine why this would need to be a law. More like common sense.

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

Bear baiting is considered inhumane by many

It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.

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You must have windshield wipers on your car.

Windshield wipers need to be required like all other safety equipment.

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BOINC WIKI

Dumb Alabama Laws

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Can't imagine why this would need to be a law. More like common sense.

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

Bear baiting is considered inhumane by many

It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.

?

You must have windshield wipers on your car.

Windshield wipers need to be required like all other safety equipment.

I noticed when looking up these dumb laws it does not indicate the date law(s) were inacted.

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

Dumb Alabama Laws

Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Can't imagine why this would need to be a law. More like common sense.

Bear wrestling matches are prohibited.

Bear baiting is considered inhumane by many

It is unlawful to wear women's pumps with sharp, high heels.

?

You must have windshield wipers on your car.

Windshield wipers need to be required like all other safety equipment.

I noticed when looking up these dumb laws it does not indicate the date law(s) were inacted.

Some of them actually made sense when enacted, but fail in the modern world.

Like the Georgia law (repealed, I believe) that stated that anyone driving an automobile through a town had to have a person walking in front of the car waving a lantern and yelling (I don't remember exactly what but it was a fixed phrase). It made absoloutely no sense at all by the time it was repealed in the 1980's.

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Idaho Crazy Law

Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

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Idaho Crazy Law

Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

If I gave my wife a 50 lb box of candy, I would be in the doghouse for weeks...

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Semi-stupid law:

In California, trucks have a 55 MPH speed limit: cars have a 70 (or 65, varies by location...) MPH speed limit. Thus, if both are observing (and at) the speed limit, (and that's very seldom, in my experience!) a car can pass a truck at up to 15 MPH speed difference. (Generally known as "blowing the doors off"!)

This truck speed limit has been in place since long before the nation-wide 55 mph law; when that law expired, California reverted to the "cars 65, (or 70) trucks 55 MPH"

Vehicles towing any form of trailer are also limited to 55, BTW. (It seems [at times] that no one in CA follows this one...)

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Hello, from Albany, CA!...

Idaho Crazy Law

Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

If I gave my wife a 50 lb box of candy, I would be in the doghouse for weeks...

Amen! I would be the doghouse too as well as reminded every year after that!

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LETS BEGIN IN 2010

Idaho Crazy Law

Illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.

If I gave my wife a 50 lb box of candy, I would be in the doghouse for weeks...

Amen! I would be the doghouse too as well as reminded every year after that!

If I gave my wife a 50 lb box of candy she would skin me alive.

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What you do today you will have to live with tonight

Not in a household with kids. In no time flat, I would have a housefull of candy lovers. But then again, I have no husband at this time :)

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Pluto will always be a planet to me.

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Not to late to order an Anni Shirt

Semi-stupid law:

In California, trucks have a 55 MPH speed limit: cars have a 70 (or 65, varies by location...) MPH speed limit. Thus, if both are observing (and at) the speed limit, (and that's very seldom, in my experience!) a car can pass a truck at up to 15 MPH speed difference. (Generally known as "blowing the doors off"!)

This truck speed limit has been in place since long before the nation-wide 55 mph law; when that law expired, California reverted to the "cars 65, (or 70) trucks 55 MPH"

Vehicles towing any form of trailer are also limited to 55, BTW. (It seems [at times] that no one in CA follows this one...)

Dunno about this law....but I can tell you this......
Many years ago, I flew to Atlanta, Georgia to pick up my '85 RX7....driving back out of Georgia on the interstate, the truckers were fearless......
We were doing 75-80mph in the RX7...didn't really wanna push it much further than that in an unfamiliar car.....and the truckers were blowing OUR doors off..........

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Semi-stupid law:

In California, trucks have a 55 MPH speed limit: cars have a 70 (or 65, varies by location...) MPH speed limit. Thus, if both are observing (and at) the speed limit, (and that's very seldom, in my experience!) a car can pass a truck at up to 15 MPH speed difference. (Generally known as "blowing the doors off"!)

This truck speed limit has been in place since long before the nation-wide 55 mph law; when that law expired, California reverted to the "cars 65, (or 70) trucks 55 MPH"

Vehicles towing any form of trailer are also limited to 55, BTW. (It seems [at times] that no one in CA follows this one...)

Dunno about this law....but I can tell you this......
Many years ago, I flew to Atlanta, Georgia to pick up my '85 RX7....driving back out of Georgia on the interstate, the truckers were fearless......
We were doing 75-80mph in the RX7...didn't really wanna push it much further than that in an unfamiliar car.....and the truckers were blowing OUR doors off..........

Please note that in CA, "trucks" are defined (for speed limit purposes) as any vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of more than 26,000 lbs. Take a look at the truck door or that immediate vicinity - CA registered trucks will have a weight sticker with the GVW rounded up to the nearest 5,000 lbs. The exception to the rounding is "26": trucks with this or less are NOT subject to the 55 mph limit. (BTW anything over 26,000, and you are required to have a Commercial Driver's License. [CDL] )

The last time I was in GA (late 2006), trucks (any weight) had the same speed limit that the cars did - as in 27 of the 28 states I drove through - only CA has this difference, TMK!

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Hello, from Albany, CA!...