- KEY
- illegal
- inadvisable
State has no specific law against it, but it could lead to prosecution. For example, if it causes you to drive dangerously.
- legal
We looked at Google’s autocomplete suggestions in the USA for the phrase “is it illegal to drive … ” to see what Americans’ most common questions about driving law are, then researched the answers under the laws of each of the 50 states (plus Washington DC).
Sources | Image attributesThese are just a few of the most frequently Googled questions Americans have about driving. However, in the US there’s no simple answer – it depends on which state you’re in.
To bring you up to speed, we’ve mapped the answers so you can see what is against the law and what isn’t in each state.
State has no specific law against it, but it could lead to prosecution. For example, if it causes you to drive dangerously.