Many people complain about laws against people riding in the back of open pick-up trucks. There is a good reason for those laws. Having worked 8 years as a paramedic driving ambulances long ago, I can tell you that sudden braking can send people flying out of a truck's bed, over the cab, in front of the truck, where they get run over by the truck as it comes to a halt. It ain't pretty.
George From: Mark Minton [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Texascavers] RE: new Texas laws Louise Power said: >In Oregon it would be a moot point. It's against the law (unless you're a dog) to ride in the bed of a pickup. I think several states have laws against riding in an open pickup bed, but I don't know that those laws apply to someone riding inside a camper shell in/on a pickup bed. Inside a camper ought to be about as safe as riding in the back of a van or station wagon, and maybe safer than riding in a convertible, at least if the camper had seat belts. Of course logic never stopped legislators from passing stupid laws... Mark
