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Car/traffic laws don't apply on personal property (Though noise ordinances still would), but that won't stop cops from trying to ticket you anyways.

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FWIW: this isn't a universally-applicable statement, plenty of states forbid DWI during any and all operation of motor vehicles, including on private property.

I think in almost all states DUI applies to private roads accessible to the public, such as parking lots and driveways. Mythbusters drove drunk on a closed course in California and that was legal.

Only a few states absolutely forbid operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (I know Washington is one). That said, you’d have to do something pretty absurd to attract the attention of law enforcement if you’re staying on your own land.

If they didn't want you to drink, John Deere wouldn't have put a cupholder on it. C'mon, that's entrapment!

>That said, you’d have to do something pretty absurd to attract the attention of law enforcement if you’re staying on your own land.

That's just BS. If the cops show up for any reason and they think they can get a DUI out of it they will try and write one.

This is most definitely completely false. All EPA laws apply to all vehicles originally sold as road legal forever.

Ontario, Canada has stunt driving laws that extend past the road to parking lots, farmer's fields, and more.

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