{"id":580,"date":"2020-11-18T15:15:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T15:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leasecar.uk\/blog\/?p=580"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:38:33","slug":"driving-rules-we-were-told-as-kids-fact-or-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leasecar.uk\/blog\/driving-rules-we-were-told-as-kids-fact-or-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving rules we were told as kids: fact or fiction?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Driving rules Brits were likely told as kids have been myth busted by a team of motoring experts – from whether it\u2019s actually illegal to lie across the backseats to the rules on playing music too loud in the car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The LeaseCar.uk<\/a> team have remembered four common sayings parents often preach to their kids while they\u2019re driving, to reveal if they\u2019re grounded in any truth or if Brits are just misinformed on simple road rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Brits will likely remember being told not to turn on a car\u2019s interior lights while the vehicle was moving, or that it was illegal to put your feet up on the dashboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are quips many people will have gone on to use with their own children now – but surprisingly much of it isn\u2019t actually backed up by the law. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, there is no law against sitting with your feet on the dashboard, but it is incredibly dangerous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, The Highway Code does not say anything about being unable to drive with the interior light on, and there is no direct law prohibiting it. However, there are a few caveats to the rule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Alcock from LeaseCar.uk<\/a> said: \u201cAs kids we\u2019d believe everything our parents told us – from tooth fairies and Easter Bunnies to Christmas Elves and boogie men. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe same goes for all the rules that were driven into us from a young age. I\u2019m sure we can all remember being told off for draping ourselves across the back seat of the car, or for turning the music up too loud on the car stereo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGentle threats of police intervention were often enough to get you to behave on journeys, but it\u2019s interesting to learn that most of the rules we looked at aren\u2019t actually backed by specific laws and are more a matter of safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. \u201cDon\u2019t put your feet on the dashboard!\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    There is no law against sitting with your feet on the dashboard, but it is incredibly dangerous. An x-ray circulated the internet<\/a> at the start of the year showing exactly why you shouldn\u2019t put your feet on the dash. The horrifying X-ray shows the pelvis of a front seat passenger who was resting her feet on the dash in a moving car when it was involved in a crash. One hip is completely dislocated while the other is broken. Reports also suggest she suffered several other fractures to her legs. So, whilst you may not have to face legal repercussions for driving with your feet up, it could be a life altering mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n