May 5, 2010
Are nitro RC cars legal in residential areas?
I am looking at getting a new rc car, but i want something i will be able to drive wherever, so i wanted to make sure i could.
It would depend on WHERE you live… some cities and towns HAVE made it illegal to operate them, others have made it so you can only operate them in certain areas.
YOU will want to check YOUR city ordinances, and if you live in an area managed by a home-owners association you'll want to check THEIR rules.
In my old town, ALL RC cars could ONLY be operated in two parks, and ONLY between the hours of 10am and 6pm. Violators faced at $75 dollar fine.
Where I live now (on 25 acres)… you can operate them all winter… but operating ANY small motor like that during summer with the dry dry grass is illegal. You face a $150 fine… and if your car or other object starts a grass-fire… you face fines equal to twice the cost of the fire-department coming out, and are of course liable to any damage caused to someone else's property.
SERIOUSLY… check with YOUR city first. If you named the city, I can pull up their ordinances quickly.
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Yes they're legal, but they can be noisy so be responsible and don't use them at 8 am on a Sunday morning for example or neighbours might get a little upset.
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It would depend on WHERE you live… some cities and towns HAVE made it illegal to operate them, others have made it so you can only operate them in certain areas.
YOU will want to check YOUR city ordinances, and if you live in an area managed by a home-owners association you'll want to check THEIR rules.
In my old town, ALL RC cars could ONLY be operated in two parks, and ONLY between the hours of 10am and 6pm. Violators faced at $75 dollar fine.
Where I live now (on 25 acres)… you can operate them all winter… but operating ANY small motor like that during summer with the dry dry grass is illegal. You face a $150 fine… and if your car or other object starts a grass-fire… you face fines equal to twice the cost of the fire-department coming out, and are of course liable to any damage caused to someone else's property.
SERIOUSLY… check with YOUR city first. If you named the city, I can pull up their ordinances quickly.
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