Is this true?

[Ratti]

Was chatting to a nice pair of KB'rs at the Welly rally.

Won't go into how we got onto the subject but chap was absolutly certain that it was legal to piss on the left hand rear wheel of a vehicle in public. AS in wouldn't be arrested for indecent exposure.

Anyone know for sure?

What about pissing on the rear wheel of a bike if one is standing on the left side?

[Genie]

only if you're a dog

[Maha]

I've pissed into an empty Do Bro can before today, was years ago when they were tallish, come to think of it, I needed an extra can to finish what I had started....:whistle:

When ya gotta go bla bla, getting caught is a side issue, ohhhhhhhhhhh the relief!

[Mom]

Yeah I seem to remember something along the lines of rear passengers wheel too, though buggered if I know why I would know something like that. I much prefer behind a bush myself :innocent:

[yungatart]

Yeah I seem to remember something along the lines of rear passengers wheel too, though buggered if I know why I would know something like that. I much prefer behind a bush myself :innocent:

Me, I prefer pheasants...lol!

[blackdog]

somethng floating round in the back of my mind seems to recall that this is true

dates back to when it wasn't the l/r wheel of your car but the left rear leg of your horse u were pissing next to

[Mom]

Me, I prefer pheasants...lol!

I was going to give a warning about long grass Tart :rofl:

[yungatart]

I was going to give a warning about long grass Tart :rofl:

Long grass is fine, but beware of thistles, blackberries, gorse and stinging nettle for they will hurt and bring you much grief!

[Ratti]

somethng floating round in the back of my mind seems to recall that this is true

dates back to when it wasn't the l/r wheel of your car but the left rear leg of your horse u were pissing next to

yeah, that's what this guy said. Heck it wasn't you was it?

[Ratti]

Long grass is fine, but beware of thistles, blackberries, gorse and stinging nettle for they will hurt and bring you much grief!

and cutty grass...pleae don't ask how I know this

[OutForADuck]

indecent exposure requires intent to expose and therefore if you stand behind your vehicle (left rear wheel) and conceal your actions, let alone actioning equiptment you could have the defence of no intention to exposure yourself.

There used to also be a charge (fine) of urinating in a public place, but I believe that was mostly council rules related to built up areas. so this defence would only get you a smaller fine if you happen to be parked on a city street.

[Coldrider]

Goes back to horse & coach days, might be removed now though.

[Skyryder]

I'd be surprised.

Ya can be nailed on two charges. Don't know exact wording but has something to do with indecent exposure and the other is casting offensive matter, both in a public place. But a definitive answer to your question.............................don't know.


Skyryder

[Ratti]

gee thanks Sky...that's definitive.

Iwould think you are correct, but being a woman I can't pee against anything but what I'm squatting over anyway, so have no way to test the law in this regard.

[wickle]

Goes back to horse & coach days, might be removed now though.

something to do with drovers and the old ox drawn freight wagons I think?

[paturoa]

Make sure you get a bike with the sidestand on the "wrong" side. It Could get a little messy for the non-bloke style of having a tinkle otherwise.

[Ratti]

wrong side?

[Nasty]

It is acutally true and that law is still enacted ... it came about due to the overheating of brakes or something on the old vehicles (this is years ago) and that was one way of cooling them down.

it is similar to the law that states that if you do not carry 6 cents (3*2c coins) you can be arrested for vagrancy.

[Ratti]

Heck I'm a gonner then, I seldom have more than a couple of coins to rub together.

[paturoa]

wrong side?

Yeah the opposite of the right side, oh hang on, I mean the right side.

[Ratti]

why would it be an advantage to have it on that side?

[CookMySock]

How curious. Can anyone quote their sources on this?

Steve

[Ratti]

Maybe its an Urban Myth? Related to Nix Myth, but for townies.
Not so much bullshit

[Mom]

Maybe its an Urban Myth? Related to Nix Myth, but for townies.
Not so much bullshit

No, Mr Myth is complete shit, full of it, bull or otherwise.

[quickbuck]

it is similar to the law that states that if you do not carry 6 cents (3*2c coins) you can be arrested for vagrancy.
Well, considering they got rid of the 2 cent piece in the States years ago........

Yes, they still have penny's, Dimes, and quaters....

[Coldrider]

London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
details
Explanation
The London Hackney Carriage Laws covers hackneys in other towns too and have remained unaltered for over 100 years. Firms have been known to manufacture very small bales of hay to carry in a taxi during disputes during local councils (who license the hackneys everywhere except London). Also the vehicle has to be tethered at a taxi rank, and the council have to supply a water trough at said ranks (that could be fun on a Saturday night!). The one about urinating against the back wheel is a Hackney Carriage Law too, and has also been done, on mass, during taxi/council disputes (allegedly).

Found this googling.

Also know now what a "Molly house" is.

[Nasty]

Well, considering they got rid of the 2 cent piece in the States years ago........

Yes, they still have penny's, Dimes, and quaters....

The law states .. not the united states :) .... but you are right even here they were removed from circulation it should have been repelled.

[Bikemad]

yeah i seem to remember hearing this story years ago............ok to piss in the Cathedral square in CHCH as long as its against the left wheel of a horse drawn cart............urban legend im thinkin.............so whos gonna test the theory then????

[Coldrider]

The law has been overridden with indecent exposure and urinating in most UK counties and cities.

[quickbuck]

The law states .. not the united states :) .... but you are right even here they were removed from circulation it should have been repelled.

LOL, Sorry Nasty.
I was also half way through explaining to golfmade (Our American in Taiwan) what a kiwi red neck was like...
So i was thinking American... And skim read your post.... Then the darn computer crashed for some silly reason (Darn Vista, does that a lot apparently).

Yes, I bet in reality the law books are a real mess.....

[St_Gabriel]

I know in Aussie, it was legal for a male to urinate on the offside rear buggy wheel. This was tested in court within the last 20 years by a bloke who got done and he argued that now a car has replaced the buggy it was therefore legal. An interesting sidenote, this is for MALES only, on the other hand a pregnant female was allowed to urinate anywhere in public. However these laws may have since been recinded.
It was also illegal to be on the street in Queensland whilst wearing boot polish on your face and wearing slippers. The reasoning was that during the depression years that was the standard dress for a burglar.

[Coldrider]

LOL, Sorry Nasty.
I was also half way through explaining to golfmade (Our American in Taiwan) what a kiwi red neck was like...
So i was thinking American... And skim read your post.... Then the darn computer crashed for some silly reason (Darn Vista, does that a lot apparently).

Yes, I bet in reality the law books are a real mess.....If anything is messy it would only be Council Bylaws.

[YellowDog]

When you gotta go, you gotta go. You can take every reasonable precaution to be as private and as descrete as possible however some people have nothing better to do with their sad lives then sit around waiting to see what they can report.

It would be good to know if there is anything official about this.

[Ratti]

I had heard the one about pregnant women too. Again, I'd be wanting to know for sure before I tried it out.

[oldrider]

gee thanks Sky...that's definitive.

I would think you are correct, but being a woman I can't pee against anything but what I'm squatting over anyway, so have no way to test the law in this regard.

It's a proven fact, women can pee further than men! :yes:

Well, if the "no hands" rule is applied that is! :lol:

[breakaway]

Can anyone provide a direct link to the section in the legislation where these seemingly ridiculous laws are stated?

[blackdog]

yeah, that's what this guy said. Heck it wasn't you was it?

nope wasn't me

[Grubber]

And of coarse, this is very important to us because.......?

[Ratti]

archaic anachronisms need to be explored and ridiculed

[ElCoyote]

something to do with drovers and the old ox drawn freight wagons I think?

This applied to a horse and cart (left rear wheel facing away from the footpath) where the owner was plying for hire, ie cab driver. It hadn't been repealed in the mid 80's but probably has since. In the same era it was illegal for a taxi driver to not have a bale of hay in the rear. I hope this has also been repealed but knowing pollies.............................

[Coldrider]

All laws enacted in the UK were lawful in NZ until the "Statute of Westminister' was adopted by NZ in 1947.

[St_Gabriel]

it was illegal for a taxi driver to not have a bale of hay in the rear.

I say old chap, that would be a mite uncomfortable wouldnt it???

[scumdog]

Was chatting to a nice pair of KB'rs at the Welly rally.

Won't go into how we got onto the subject but chap was absolutly certain that it was legal to piss on the left hand rear wheel of a vehicle in public. AS in wouldn't be arrested for indecent exposure.

Anyone know for sure?

?

Sheesh, where do people GET that shit???:blink::scratch:

Another urban myth, about as accurate as the following:.

The cop can't arrest you unless he has his hat on............<_<

[Berries]

Sheesh, where do people GET that shit???:blink::scratch:

Another urban myth, about as accurate as the following:.

The cop can't arrest you unless he has his hat on............<_<

Nah, that one is true. I read it on here. You must have missed that lesson at Porirua.

[Toaster]

There used to also be a charge (fine) of urinating in a public place, but I believe that was mostly council rules related to built up areas. so this defence would only get you a smaller fine if you happen to be parked on a city street.

No. It is an arrestable offence.

[Toaster]

This whole urinating thread seems a "wee" bit like pointless "dribble".

Time to give it the shake and put it away.

[howdamnhard]

Was chatting to a nice pair of KB'rs at the Welly rally.

Won't go into how we got onto the subject but chap was absolutly certain that it was legal to piss on the left hand rear wheel of a vehicle in public. AS in wouldn't be arrested for indecent exposure.

Anyone know for sure?

What about pissing on the rear wheel of a bike if one is standing on the left side?

Yes, it's true just like they removed the word "gullible" from the dictionary!

[peasea]

Yes, it's true just like they removed the word "gullible" from the dictionary!

Did they really?

[howdamnhard]

Did they really?

Yes they really,really did. ha,ha.

[PrincessBandit]

Yes, it's true just like they removed the word "gullible" from the dictionary!

Indeed, the katman quote in my signature refers to a kber who fell for my quoting of that joke hook line and sinker.

As for peeing in public, I wonder how that would go with my she-wee. I'm not brave enough to try it with a potential audience just to find out...although at least still more discreet than what us ladies usually have to do when we need to empty our bladders.

[howdamnhard]

As for peeing in public, I wonder how that would go with my she-wee. try it with a potential audience just to find out...although at least still more discreet than what us ladies usually have to do when we need to empty our bladders.

Too much information Princess , ha,ha,ha.

[howdamnhard]

It's a proven fact, women can pee further than men! :yes:

And you know this because? Maybe theres less friction if they spread em, ha,ha.

[Spearfish]

I hope after this discussion the beer round comes on a tray...dont think I will be having any salt and vinegar chips either... no offence tho...I know its supposed to be sterile and all...

[Woodman]

funny... I was having yhis exact same conversation at a pub the other night.

[Scuba_Steve]

here is the law surrounding this possible offence, as you can see if you took reasonable grounds to believe you would not be seen it is not an offence to piss in public.

125. Indecent act in public place
(1) Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years who wilfully does any indecent act in any place to which the public have or are permitted to have access, or within view of any such place.
(2) It is a defence to a charge under this section if the person charged proves that he had reasonable grounds for believing that he would not be observed.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the term place includes any railway carriage, and also includes any ship, aircraft, or vehicle used for the carriage of passengers for hire or reward.

Source: Crimes Act 1961 No 43 (as at 08 December 2009), Public Act

[avgas]

Thanks for that advice. Now I won't have to wear pull-ups on a ride any more.