per dictionary.com the definition of passenger = commuter, customer, drop, excursionist, fare*, hitchhiker, load, patron, pilgrim, rider, seat cover, tourist, traveler, voyager, wanderer, wayfarer
2006-12-07 07:30:53 · 17 answers · asked by K B 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Nope, pets are considered cargo, and not passenegers. Sorry.
2006-12-07 07:32:30 · answer #1 · answered by zebj25 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can try and argue that with the highway patrol troopers but good luck. I don't think they'll buy it. Somewhere in the law books is the definition of "passenger" as it pertains to those signs and I can guarantee that it spells out live human beings. I read in the paper a while back about a pregnant woman who wanted to ride "alone" (I won't get into THAT debate). She challenged those signs and lost.
2006-12-07 07:35:20 · answer #2 · answered by Signilda 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Where the definition of passenger is the word pet?
(pet1 /pɛt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pet] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, adjective, verb, pet·ted, pet·ting.
–noun 1. any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
2. a person especially cherished or indulged; favorite: He was the teacher's pet.
3. a thing particularly cherished. from dictionary.com)
2006-12-07 07:37:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You'll get the ticket and I doubt you'd win the fight. I have heard of a pregnant woman arguing her way out of a ticket with the officer because she counted an unborn child, but I doubt even that would hold up in court.
2006-12-07 07:33:20 · answer #4 · answered by wayfaroutthere 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All of those definitions assume they're human, with the exception of seat cover.
2006-12-07 07:32:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the term "passenger" would be defined in the legal literature surrounding road laws in your community. it is almost certain they defined "passenger" to mean a human being only.
2006-12-07 07:39:54 · answer #6 · answered by soobee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the point of carpool was to eliminate the number of cars so anything that can not drive itself shouldn't count. People with kids get all the breaks, but I guess if they were transporting someone else's kid too then they are saving that parent transportation contamination.
2006-12-07 07:41:53 · answer #7 · answered by Magi 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only if it's a working animal like a seeing eye dog of course then you'd be blind and then you shouldn't be driving.
2006-12-07 07:39:32 · answer #8 · answered by noone 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why don't you try explaining that one to Ponch when you get pulled over for driving with Muffy and Brandy in the back seat.
2006-12-07 07:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by deerslyr_71 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i heard once that a person put a real human skeleton as a passenger and argued it. don't know if they won or not.
2006-12-07 07:40:24 · answer #10 · answered by claria 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋