4/7/05 - Remember, nitrous bottles don't kill people, stupid drivers do...
Arkansas state house government recently passed legislation banning the use of nitrous oxide in vehicles on public streets and highways. The bill is called “Eric’s Law,” and is named for a Southeast Arkansas youth who was killed last September when his motorcycle was struck by a nitrous-fed car that was STREET RACING (not drag racing) illegally on a state highway. If the bill becomes law, a violation brings a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by as much as $100 in fines and up to 30 days in jail. The law, as it reads on the official dockett, does define that use of Nitrous Oxide within racing facilities is legal but leaves a wide open interpretation on the legality of using nitrous on the street or if just a mounted nitrous bottle on the street is deemed illegal.
