Some state have "open bottle" laws - prohibiting any access to alcoholic
beverages from within the car. It's been a few years since I lived in
Minnesota, but at that time the only legal way to transport such was in the
trunk. I had a station wagon at the time - real problem. (But I've come a
long way since then.)
From: Carl French <cfrench@cybertours.com>
Allen
>
>Eric Erickson wrote:
>>
>> Bill Eastman wrote:
>> >
>> > It just breaks my heart to hear the B drivers complaining about the
>> > lack of trunk space.
>> >
>>
>> I was thinking of moulding/making a fibreglass, lift-out cooler that
>> would fit on the shelf behind the seats of my 'B. Fill it with ice and
>> a load of cans to stop taking up space in the trunk (no space for a
>> 'proper' sized cooler in the trunk).
>>
>> Problem 1: I am not sure that the cops would like the 'accessibility'
>> of this refreshment source (maybe a carpeted 'lid' on the cooler would
>> do the trick.
>>
> Keep them closed and you should be fine I think Nory would concur on
>that.
>Carl
>
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