California, Driving, and Housecoats

Ah, the first day of new classes. So bright, filled with the future…and one of the stupidest exercises I’ve ever seen.

My Political Science professor here decided to give us a true/false quiz on stupid laws in America. We’ve all heard them (the penalty for jumping off a building in New York is death, etc.) and I did pretty well debunking myths. But there’s one that we touched on that I have incentive to find the truth on.

Is it true that, in California, it is illegal for a woman to wear a housecoat while driving?

I know it sounds dumb, but these are state legislatures we’re talking about. We also need to do a paper for the end of the class – he informed us that should any of us find the history and discuss the “housecoat issue” he would, quote, “look favorably” on the paper.

I thank you all in advance…
Rick :slight_smile:

Well, this list shows up in several places:

http://www.legalopinion.com/resources/oddlaws/

None of them say what their sources are, but there is a disclaimer at the bottom that says they believe their sources are reliable. You might be able to find out what the source was through them.

I should point out also that I ran a Findlaw search for anything relating to this law and struck out…some nice murders with victims in housecoats though…