Posted by (+1431) one year ago
https://www.leg.mt.gov/bi...-0010.html
"The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with the horn but may not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway" That means you are breaking the law if you use your horn to say "hi" to someone. Most motor vehicle laws, when describing the roads that the law affects use the phrase "roads of this state open to the public". This law says "a highway", so I assume that means a Montana driver cannot use the horn to say "hi" when driving on a highway in Florida. And since this law applies only to highways, you can toot your horn and say "hi" on the streets.
In the sirens section, sirens can only be used in emergencies and pursuits and they cannot be used in parades or welcoming the Custer County Cowboys home from winning the state championship.
This sort of confusion happens when the legislature tries to run 1500 bills thru the legislature in a few months.
"The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning with the horn but may not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway" That means you are breaking the law if you use your horn to say "hi" to someone. Most motor vehicle laws, when describing the roads that the law affects use the phrase "roads of this state open to the public". This law says "a highway", so I assume that means a Montana driver cannot use the horn to say "hi" when driving on a highway in Florida. And since this law applies only to highways, you can toot your horn and say "hi" on the streets.
In the sirens section, sirens can only be used in emergencies and pursuits and they cannot be used in parades or welcoming the Custer County Cowboys home from winning the state championship.
This sort of confusion happens when the legislature tries to run 1500 bills thru the legislature in a few months.