pick up

[titan101]

have they ever banned ridding in the bed of a truck?

[retdetsgt]

You can here if you have seats and seat belts in it.....

[Johninaustin]

Which state?

[1099hunter]

Texas Transportation Code

§545.414. Riding in open beds; offense.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates an
open-bed pickup truck or an open flatbed truck or draws an open
flatbed trailer when a child younger than 18 years of age is occupying
the bed of the truck or trailer.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that
the person was:

(1) operating or towing the vehicle in a parade or in an
emergency;

(2) operating the vehicle to transport farmworkers from one
field to another field on a farm-to-market road, ranch-to-market road,
or county road outside a municipality;

(3) operating the vehicle on a beach;

(4) operating a vehicle that is the only vehicle owned or
operated by the members of a household; or

(5) operating the vehicle in a hayride permitted by the
governing body of or a law enforcement agency of each county or
municipality in which the hayride will occur.

(d) Compliance or noncompliance with Subsection (a) is not
admissible evidence in a civil trial.

(e) In this section, "household" has the meaning assigned by
Section 71.005, Family Code.

(Added by L.1995, chap. 165(1); chgd. by L.2001, chap. 79(1), eff.
9/1/2001.)

[txinvestigator1]

Yes, but that ststute says nothing of ridding. ;)

[txinvestigator1]

ststute=statute

[Drew27k9]

Here is the law in Pennsylvania


§ 3719. Passengers In Open Trucks.

(a) General rule.--An open-bed pickup truck or open flatbed truck may not be driven at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour if any person is occupying the bed of the truck.

(b) Children.--

Such a truck may not be driven at any speed if a child less than 18 years of age is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer.

This subsection shall not apply to:

a child of a farmer who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the farmer in order to perform work on the farm or farms;
a child possessing a valid hunting license who is being transported between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season;
a child who is a participant in an officially sanctioned parade, only during the course of the parade; or
a child employed to perform farm labor who is being transported between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the child's employer or employers.

[titan101]

in tennessee

[MOCOP]

Tennessee Code Annotated 55-8-189. Prohibits the transport of a child between the ages of 6 and under 12 in a truck not exceeding 3/4 ton and having a pickup style body. Provisions are made for argricultrual activities and parades. Class C misd.

[chewy]

Michigan it is illegal for kids with some exceptions:

Section 257.682b of the Uniform Traffic Code says that you shall not allow passengers in the open bed of your pickup truck, except as follows:

The passenger is 18 years of age or older, or
The vehicle does not travel more than 15 miles per hour while the open bed is occupied, or
The vehicle is part of a parade pursuant to a permit issued by the governmental unit with jurisdiction over the highway or street, or
The vehicle is a military vehicle, an authorized emergency vehicle, is operated by employer or employee of a farm operation or construction business, or
Is being used to transport a search and rescue team to or from the site of an emergency.
Violations of the section are a civil infraction.