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September 10, 2007, 5:46pm
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Of course legal or not, there are other considerations to take into account regarding the wisdom of riding in the bed.
Shagnasty:
Oh God, that makes me pine for the old days in the 1980’s. My father would be driving and me and my brothers and maybe a couple of friends would always opt to ride in the back of his Ford F150. A half-assed warning we be given was not to sit on the sides while we were moving. He would drive with his pistol under the seat and a 12 pack of beer on the floorboard and always a beer in hand. We always had a good time as he drove a flicked cigarettes out of the window and drank beer while we got thrown around in the back.
Occasionally he would occasionally get stopped by the police for some supposed minor infraction back, after a brief chat, we would be on our way because no crime had been committed.
Wasn’t the world a much cooler place back then? The world is safer now but it’s a lot more boring too. No more natural selection for humans.
I’ve hauled kids around in my F150, but only on private community roads.
Such accidents can get relly weird.
Years ago, when it was still legal, a woman was riding in the bed of a pickup carrying seveal sheets of ¼" plywood. The wind caught the top sheet and blow it out with her on it and killed her.
Illegal under all circumstances in Ohio, IIRC. But in my youth I confess I did it a few times, when working on a farm crew and at a Scout summer camp.