# To the Blonde in the Yellow Dodge... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 30, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886 "2005-07-30T15:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886/21 "2005-07-31T15:42:54Z")
> [@The Scrivener](#): > > The OP’er should take a gander at the margarita stands of Louisiana… with drive-thru windows, no less! Although the “Sportsman’s Paradise” state has reformed somewhat; it’s no longer legal for the driver to imbibe behind the wheel. His passengers, though, are still welcome to do so. Sorry, but they passed a law 10 years ago that made any open container of alcohol in the car illegal. > [@](#): > > It is illegal for the vehicle operator to be in possession of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle according to LSA 32:300 > > “Passenger area” means the area designed to seat the driver and passengers while the motor vehicle is in operation and any area that is readily accessible to the driver or a passenger while in their seating positions, including the glove compartment. It shall not mean a locked glove compartment or behind the last upright seat, or any area not normally occupied by the driver or a passenger in a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk. [Link](http://www.la-legal.com/drinking.htm) This law is not heavily enforced. It’s not an uncommon sight to see someone drinking a beer in the car next to you. The drive-thru Daiquiri shops still exist here but they’ve never been allowed to punch the straw through the lid before they hand it to you through the window. As long as the driver doesn’t punch the straw through, it’s a closed container. Once the straw hole has been broken open, it’s an open container. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886/22 "2005-07-31T19:34:15Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > The silliest open container law is the “5 beers in a 6 pack container, even in the trunk” crap they pull in Kansas. Wow. Talk about counter-productive. Drink it or kiss it goodbye, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886/23 "2005-07-31T20:27:12Z")
> [@racer72](#): > > It’s not legal in Washington. .08 is the limit for driving while intoxicated, blow .001 to .079, you get a ticket for driving while impaired, the fines are the same you just don’t lose your license. Read again what I wrote: > [@Metacom](#): > > I dunno, I think open container laws are silly. You can stop your car, get out, drink a couple beers, get back in, and drive. Assuming you’re under the limit and **otherwise not seriously impaired** , this is legal. But drink one beer over an hour on a road trip, and it’s illegal. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886/24 "2005-08-01T01:49:56Z")
> [@pullin](#): > > To the OP: Get a grip. **A** beer doesn’t equal drunk driving. I gotta go with this camp, as well. I’ve been known to start a beer before a game or something, realize I had to leave to make it on time, slip the open beverage in a can coozie, and head on out. Not everyone is a Two-can Sam. One beer isn’t going to make someone a slobbering drunk. I’m more annoyed by people who engage in cell phone conversations and fail to notice the 4 way stop sign as they coast through it and turn left then get pissed at me for almost getting hit in the door. Someone drinking a cold beer on a hot day in the car next to me rarely phases me. Especially in creeping traffic. I’ve seen and smelled worse from the car next to me, and at higher speeds. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886/25 "2005-08-01T01:52:10Z")
If I wasn’t so slobbering drink, I probably would have spelled it “fazes me” rather than “phases me”. Sorry. _hic_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-blonde-in-the-yellow-dodge/314886.md?page=1)