This sounds so unbelievable and obsolete.
"Taxis in Australia must carry a bale of hay in the trunk."
Are there other weird rules that you know of in your counrty.
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Weird Road Rules
By Sara Curtis and CAA Magazine Staff
10 unusual traffic regulations from around the world
The rules of the road are different wherever you drive, but some international would come as a surprise to most Canadian drivers. Here are 10 unusual traffic rules we've found from around the world.
*Many of Bangkok's one-way roads change their direction at certain hours of the day.
*In traffic-heavy Manila, vehicles with licence plates ending with the numbers 1
or 2 are forbidden from operating on city roads on Mondays between the hours
of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
*Taxi drivers in Finland must pay royalty fees to the Finnish Copyright Society if
they play music in their cars while transporting paying customers.
*It is illegal to park on the side of the road almost everywhere in Japan.
*Taxis in Australia must carry a bale of hay in the trunk.
*In Switzerland, washing your car on Sunday is frowned upon.
*South Korean drivers cannot turn left except at certain intersections where
indicated.
*In the UK, it is legal for a male to urinate in public, provided it is on the rear
wheel of his motor vehicle and his right hand is on the vehicle.
* Rental cars have been banned in order to control road traffic in Bermuda.
* In certain areas of Shanghai, it is illegal for drivers to honk their horns.
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