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                     Riding 
                    in Pickup Beds and Trailers
   
                     While 
                      it is legal in Texas for passengers over the age of 18 to 
                      ride in the back of pickups, it is it is much more dangerous 
                      than being belted in a vehicle. There are exceptions to 
                      the law. These include: 
                     
                      
                        -  operating or 
                          towing the vehicle in a parade.
 
                        - an emergency.
 
                        - transportation 
                          of farm workers.
 
                        - driving on a 
                          beach.
 
                        - a pickup is 
                          the only vehicle owned by the family.
 
                        - it is being 
                          used in a hay ride. 
 
                       
                     
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