On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:03:33 -0600, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Robert Bonomi wrote:
In article ,
HeyBub wrote:
Jerry - OHIO wrote:
I hacked the end of mine off and baught a tranny funnel .No more
****ing around.
Jerry


Isn't it a federal crime to defeat, tamper, or modify a mandated
safety feature?

Nope. It's just illegal to sell it (or give it away), in the
modified form

Logic being that you can expose yourself to the risk, but you're not
allowed to epxose somebody else to it.

So.... I can remove the seat belts from my car...?

Well, yeah.... However, you can't then drive that car on a public
roadway as it is illegal (most places) to drive without your seatbelt
on. However, you could drive that car with the removed seatbelts all
over your own back 40.


By the same token, should you remove the spill protection device from
your fuel can, you better hope that you don't get caught spilling fuel
into the public waterways or onto the ground.... But the removel
itself is not a criminal behavior as I understand it.

Dave Hall