Booze in the RV... Legal?
First know I have no intention of drinking and driving with this question. But... What if you have some beer in your fridge while you move from one place to another? Or let's say even a passenger i...
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NCWriter wrote:spoon059 wrote:
How about you just leave it alone while driving rather than learn the rules of 48 states and all the local jurisdictionz...?
I guess you didn't read his first sentence.
This forum is a place where people can bring questions, especially when new to RVing. The first answers were very helpful. But I think it was uncalled for to scold a complete stranger and imply he drinks while driving.
I did read his first sentence, then I replied to his whole question. I never once SCOLDED him. If I said its morally reprehensible to possess alcohol, that would be scolding.
I simply told him that each and every state has different laws and definitions. Furthermore, local jurisdictions can have more stringent rules themselves. One jurisdiction might say that the table of a moving vehicle is a passenger compartment because the seats have seat belts, therefore illegal. The next city over might say that the dining table is a house, not a vehicle, therefore its legal.
To alleviate any of those issues, I suggested simply leaving alcohol alone while driving. Don't drink it, don't hold it, don't possess an open container (bottle of wine in a cupboard is vastly different than an open Bud in the passengers cup holder) while driving around. OP asked for suggestions and indicated that he cannot find a CLEAR CUT answer for all the states in the contiguous US. As a police officer myself, I gave a succinct answer to his question.
Follow my suggestion, ZERO problems with alcohol in the RV while driving. If you consider that scolding... I don't know how to respond to you. Oh yea... what part of my response implied that he was a drunk driver...?
