Do you let people ride in the back of your truck?

[Bigredmariner]

Nope.

It's not legal here anyway.

its legal in texas if your over 18.

and we do it to and from tailgates mainly other than that sometimes when im picking up a load of ppl from northgate (local bar district). ive had the cab full and like 8 in the back

Sumbitch, all these years and I thought it was illegal in Texas. Here's the law from Texas DPS:

V.T.C.A., Transportation Code 545.414. Riding in Open Beds; Offense
(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates an open-bed pickup truck or an open flatbed truck or draws an open flatbed trailer when a child younger than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.
(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was:

(1) operating or towing the vehicle in a parade or in an emergency;
(2) operating the vehicle to transport farmworkers from one field to another field on a farm-to-market road, ranch-to-market road, or county road outside a municipality;
(3) operating the vehicle on a beach;
(4) operating a vehicle that is the only vehicle owned or operated by members of the household;
(5) or operating the vehicle in a hayride permitted by the governing body of or law enforcement agency of each county or municipality in which the hayride will occur.
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(a) Compliance or noncompliance with Subsection (a) is not admissible evidence in a civil trial.
(b) In this section, "household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.005, Family Code.

 

[agjake11]

yea we had a football game on halloween and my buddy dressed as indiana jones stood up and was swinging a whip at a stop light. later on we read about it on texags, haha all possible by the great state of texas. plus what about all the say laborers haha

 

[matt3]

Never. I had a friend who was killed riding in the back of a truck and they weren't on the highway either.

 

[Dana_15]

Nope, I rode in the back of truck quite a few times when I was growing up....too many idiots and too much traffic now.

 

[OldCracker29]

No. I can remember as a kid playing baseball, the coach would pile us all in the back of his pick up, and away we'd go.

 

[Texas Jim]

Nope.

It's not legal here anyway.

Jim,

Are you sure about that?
I see people almost every day riding in the back.
Construction laborers...landscaping people...etc etc

Just asking...'cause I really don't know.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Nope.

It's not legal here anyway.

Jim,

Are you sure about that?
I see people almost every day riding in the back.
Construction laborers...landscaping people...etc etc

Just asking...'cause I really don't know.

Well it is legal in Texas, Agjake11 pointed it out late last night and I found it in the Texas Laws. It is only illegal if the person is under 18. With a few exceptions of course but it is legal. I had always thought it was illegal after we instituted the seatbelt laws. Never too old to learn I guess.

 

[Texas Jim]

^^^^^^^ Never mind...just read the post by j Rod...

 

[Texas Jim]

Well it is legal in Texas, Agjake11 pointed it out late last night and I found it in the Texas Laws. It is only illegal if the person is under 18. With a few exceptions of course but it is legal. I had always thought it was illegal after we instituted the seatbelt laws. Never too old to learn I guess.

Yeah just read the rest of the thread...
I posted the question "BEFORE" I finished reading it all.

I used to ride in the back when I was a kid.
I thought it was fun.

I wouldn't want to have anyone riding in the back of my truck "NOW".
Too many things can go wrong.

 

[Bigredmariner]

I have the same position on it as you do Jim. I spent many miles in the back of a truck as a kid, standing up resting my chin on the roof and just having fun. I just couldn't see myself letting my kid do it. Even though it never killed me I just would not take that chance with my little one.