Column Chronicles: Crazy laws no one believes were passed

Crazy laws no one believes were passed

Frank Cotolo
April 14, 2022

One of our more popular blog topics is to list little known laws that have been passed by politicians in various parts of the world. Though we are yet to discover any reasons for these laws, they someone make it through the legislatures.

In Restless, Oregon, running across a street where a traffic light reads WALK gets you a ten dollar ticket.

While driving or riding any vehicle in Widespan, Alaska, a moose has the right of way to cross a road unless it is dragging a hockey stick.

Certain streets in Paris are so narrow that it is illegal to skip to my lou.

In Crape, Alberta, it's a misdemeanor to break any law after midnight.

In Wildwood, New Hampshire, there is a fine for confusing the name of the town with Wildwood, New Jersey.

Grabaldi, Italy, will jail anyone.

There is no legal way to swing an axe in Wyoming.

Under penalty of incarceration, a person over 14 is no allowed to wear plaid clothing if engaging in a game of Hide and Seek with adults.

An electric chair is allowed in a family home if a 12-volt battery powers it.

Fines are small but common in Thoroughgood, Great Britain if a pedestrian ties a knot in a moving object.

In Ordinary, Calgary, a licensed magician must conceal a vegetable on his or her person of any kind while performing.

Certain accumulations of dust are prohibited in a validated place of worship in Tasmania.

In the Republic of the Philippines, each of the 7,641 islands are allowed to exchange laws with one another at any time.

Frank Cotolo can be found hosting the talk and interview programme Cotolo Chronicles. You can send him an e-mail at this address: frank@148.ca.