It always surprises me when I travel to a country where many taxis are transported with long seats attached to the bed. I first saw this in the Caribbean and have since realized that it is common in most of Southeast Asia. But the truth is, you can in most parts of the United States, too, especially if you install seats with a federally approved restraint system, AKA seat belts. You’ll want to check your state and local laws, but here’s an overview.
Can you ride in the bed of the truck?
Twenty states don’t have a law preventing you from getting into a truck. Most other states allow this in certain circumstances. Some cities have local ordinances that restrict riding in the bed of a truck. So you’ll definitely want to check your local laws and guidelines.
and seat belts). Other states specify that the bed needs to be covered.
Some states or towns may allow you to ride in the bed of a pickup truck only during certain situations, such as while working on the farm or at a show. Other locations may limit the speed a truck can travel or the distance it can travel with passengers in bed. Some countries even specify that all regular seats must be filled before passengers start piling in the back.
Can I put seats in the truck bed?
You can install anything you want in the bed of your truck, and it may even be legal to carry passengers there. BedRyder used to build jump seats with federally approved motion restraint systems that they claimed were legal in all 50 states – in 2019.
The video above caused a stir in 2019. Apparently, many Twitter users didn’t know that it’s legal to put passengers in the bed of your pickup truck in most states.
The laws about installing seats in your truck may have changed since Power Nation TV wrote them. In addition, BedRyder has since gone out of business. So, double check the law before investing in jump seats.
What states allow seats in a truck bed?
Twenty states that do not have laws restricting riding in the bed of a pickup truck: AL, AK, AZ, DE, ID, IL, IN, IA, KY, MN, MS, MT, NH, ND, OK, SD, VT, WA and WV and WY – according to. Every other state limits when and how you can ride in the back of a truck.
If you do not live in any of the above states, you will want to check out our article for details on your local laws. Check out the original BedRyder on ABC’s Shark Tank show in the video below:
