<p>Maybe because Florida has few dollars to spend this year the Legislature decides to tackle public displays of underwear and truck “adornments”.</p>
<p>*The Florida Senate today debated and passed an amendment to impose a $60 fine on Truck Nutz, the novelty vehicle adornment attached to trailer hitches that resemble the dangling southern end of a northbound bull.</p>
<p>The popular accessory to truck trailer hitches is on its way to being subject to a fine in a bill debated – albeit delicately – on the Senate floor Thursday.</p>
<p>Although lawmakers said they’re widespread in North Florida, the bill says that displaying reproductions of bull genitalia – one version has the brand name Truck Nutz – on a vehicle or trailer can lead to a $60 fine, charges of a moving violations, and points against a driver license.</p>
<p>The ban was proposed by Sen. Cary Baker, R-Eustis, who said the items are “not appropriate,” even though he sees a lot of them in his district.</p>
<p>Other members agreed on their popularity, but questioned how worthwhile a crackdown might be. Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, said he had a set on one of his vehicles, which he described as “all pimped out.” They are no more than “an expression of truckliness,” he said, although he’d acceded to his wife’s request to take them off.</p>
<p>Other members found the fine excessive, and some thought the whole matter absurd.</p>
<p>“I find it shocking we’d tell people with metallic testicles on their bumpers that this is a violation,” said Sen. Steve Geller, D-Hallandale. “There’s got to be better things for us to spend time debating.”</p>
<p>Geller suggested this ban might be followed by prohibiting silhouettes of nude women on truck mud flaps or decals depicting a small boy relieving himself on another truck logo.*</p>
<p>For the complete article see: [Florida</a> Senate passes ban on vehicle adornments used as ‘expression of truckliness’ | tallahassee.com | Tallahassee Democrat](<a href=“http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/CAPITOLNEWS/80417017&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL]Florida”>http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/CAPITOLNEWS/80417017&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL)</p>
(JK!!!)</p>