It is illegal to flick boogers into the wind.
Go ahead and flick your boogers, folks — just not into the wind!
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It is unlawful to wear women’s pumps with sharp, high heels.
There was a court case involving a woman who got a heel of one of her shoes caught in a sidewalk grating, fell, and injured herself. The city subsequently passed this law in order to protect itself from future litigation.
Blue jeans are illegal on Noble Street.
When searching current municipal codes, we found 24 (!) codes that specifically target Noble Street in Anniston, Alabama. They range from jaywalking to parking to where pool halls, billboards, and outdoor dining are or are not allowed. So, it seems logical that at one time, there could have been a dress code here.
It is illegal to ride bicycles on interstate highways.
Sec. 39-13. Pedestrians, bicycles, etc., prohibited on certain interstate highways. It shall be unlawful and an offense against the city for pedestrians to be upon, or for any person to operate a bicycle, a nonmotorized vehicle or a motor driven cycle of less than ten (10) horsepower, on any part of Interstate Highway 10 and…
It is illegal to intentionally maim oneself to escape duty.
Section 13A-14-1 Maiming one’s self to escape duty or obtain alms. Every person who, with design to disable himself from performing a legal duty, existing or anticipated, shall inflict upon himself an injury whereby he is so disabled and every person who shall so injure himself with intent to avail himself of such injury 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.
This may have been perfectly acceptable in times gone by, when there were few cars on the road and the majority of “traffic” was either horse-drawn, bicycle, or pedestrian. Just go slow and remain well-lit!
The driver of a car may not be barefooted.
There are lots of references to this law, but it may be directed toward the drivers or passengers of motorcycles.