“You must have windshield wipers on your car”

I’d have thought that this would still be a law, and should be in most countries where rainfall is a possibility.

In Illinois they have a law about turning your headlights on if it’s raining – “State law requires headlights to be used in times when rain, snow, fog or other atmospheric conditions require the use of windshield wipers.”

25 years in prison though? I’d say that’s a little over the top! And the spray paint law makes sense, but it makes you wonder how many of the “taggers” are actually under 18. I’m sure plenty of them are over 18.

At one point, I do believe they were laws though- probably several decades ago. Most of the laws listed aren’t laws today, but at some point in time they were.

I’d have thought that this would still be a law, and should be in most countries where rainfall is a possibility.

“It’s against the law to sing off key”

I so wish this was actually a law, for most of the world and especially in bars.

It’s interesting looking at some of those laws, you can try and work out why they came about – eg. you can bet someone injured someone else whilst fishing from horseback in Utah.

* There is a possible 25 years in prison for cutting down a cactus.
* One must be 18 years old to buy spray paint (City law in Tempe)”

Neither of the above are dumb. The first applies more to Saguaros as they are protected plant and you do have to obtain permits to remove and/or transport. The 2nd is fairly common as was to ‘try’ and cut down on the damage caused by ‘taggers’.

Yes, sometime people (at least myself) need a break to have such entertainment. Very re-freshing mind goodies!

Thanks to Author again.

New York makes the distinction between the two. Roughly, if you can serve time in jail/prison for disobeying the regulation it’s a law. If you can only be fined it’s an ordinance.

You will find some silly laws on the books, but you could produce a multi-volume set if you’re willing to read through city/town/village ordinances. Local ordinances, where the government can only fine you for ignoring the rules, is where the goldmine of “WTF were they thinking?” is.