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Old 10-30-2011, 10:29 PM
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Well it sure would be nice if these laws (or local ordinances?) on open containers while sitting in a vehicle and not operating it were published somewhere!

I looked in the Florida Driver's Handbook ( http://www.fpts.us/documents/Florida...r_Handbook.pdf ) and the only mention of an open container is on p. 16, where it says "open container by an operator" (gets 3 points).

Sitting in a golf cart (listening to music at the square) with a beer can open is not being "an operator".

I hope somebody in law enforcement or an attorney can explain this TV golf cart scenario better.