[thechat] Driving in America

[T.Abbey]

At 12:15 PM 3/1/01 -0600, you wrote:
>In most of the U.S. (Texas only recently) --open container(s) of alcohol in
>the car is *very* illegal. So many folks here (Texas) have grown up with the
>'Roadie" mentality (having a beer/drink for the road) that it is by and
>largely ignored. California is different. Don't do it.

In Illinois, open liquor is considered 5 unopened cans in what once was a 
6-pack. It's not enough to have the lid on -- if you drive and plan to 
enjoy some refreshment, grab a cooler, small ice chest, whatever, and stick 
the refreshment in the trunk of the vehicle where passengers and driver can 
not access it while driving.

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