On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:53:32 -0400, animal05
wrote:

Harry, as usual is incorrect, there are states that it is still legal to
do so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...container_laws

You have to be careful with absolutes.

Technically, Connecticut is not in compliance with the Federal Open
Container requirements, but if an open container in found in a vehicle
in the course of a vehicle/traffic stop, a field sobriety and/or BAT
is required of the driver.

That was a recent change and I believe of the 13 states that are not
compliant have similar laws.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:53:32 -0400, animal05
wrote:


Harry, as usual is incorrect, there are states that it is still legal to
do so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...container_laws


You have to be careful with absolutes.

Technically, Connecticut is not in compliance with the Federal Open
Container requirements, but if an open container in found in a vehicle
in the course of a vehicle/traffic stop, a field sobriety and/or BAT
is required of the driver.

That was a recent change and I believe of the 13 states that are not
compliant have similar laws.

Don't get me wrong, this is one area where I think the fed guvmint is
right :-)

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:46:38 -0400, animal05
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:53:32 -0400, animal05
wrote:


Harry, as usual is incorrect, there are states that it is still legal to
do so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...container_laws

You have to be careful with absolutes.

Technically, Connecticut is not in compliance with the Federal Open
Container requirements, but if an open container in found in a vehicle
in the course of a vehicle/traffic stop, a field sobriety and/or BAT
is required of the driver.

That was a recent change and I believe of the 13 states that are not
compliant have similar laws.

Don't get me wrong, this is one area where I think the fed guvmint is
right :-)

I agree.

CT is an odd state with quite possibly the most moronic legislature in
the 50 states second only to RI and/or MA. You would think that they
would be all over this, but curiously they aren't.