In New Jersey, and probably where you live, it's illegal to operate the windshield wipers on your car without turning your lights on. I had a problem with this law, but only because I was completely confused.
A light rain was falling, and the windshield wipers on our car make a horrible scraping sound when there isn’t enough moisture. I turned the windshield wipers to their lowest setting. The car lights helped me to see, but the wipers still made the awful scraping sounds. In order to achieve a little peace and quiet, I operated the wipers manually, keeping them off, but turning them on briefly every twenty seconds or so.
I was sure I was breaking the law. I imagined being stopped by a policeman. He would say, “You were running without your windshield wipers.”
I would say, “Well, I had them on manual.”
“I didn’t see them move,” the policeman would say. “It must be forty seconds since you turned them on. I’m writing you a ticket.”
Finally, I came to my senses. There’s no law against using my lights without using my windshield wipers! I had everything backwards. Silly me.
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