It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your car.

It is illegal for a woman to drive a car up Main Street unless her husband is walking in front of the car waving a red flag.

Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is walking ahead of it.

All motor vehicles must be preceded by a man carrying a red flag (daytime) or a red lantern (nighttime) fifty feet in front of said vehicle.

If a steam locomotive is driven on roads, a man must walk in front of the vehicle with a red flag during the day and a red lantern at night to warn passers-by.

Its an offence to drive a dog or goat harnessed or attached to a vehicle in a public place. (Summary Offences Act 1966)

One Response to “It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your car.”

Comment from KazoWAR
Time April 1, 2011 at 11:39 pm

so you can drive the wrong way legally if you don’t have a lantern on your car?