{"id":360,"date":"2025-05-04T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/?p=360"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:20:27","slug":"is-jeep-ducking-legal-a-cop-breaks-it-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/04\/is-jeep-ducking-legal-a-cop-breaks-it-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Jeep Ducking Legal? A Cop Breaks It Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wesuki.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8ikuj77nhybtgvfrc-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Jeep Ducking is gaining popularity across the country and catching people\u2019s attention.<\/li>\n<li>The practice involves leaving rubber ducks on Jeeps as a friendly gesture of camaraderie.<\/li>\n<li>A Florida police officer recently shared the legal ramifications tied to Jeep Ducking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever spotted a rubber duck perched on the dash of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/jeep\/\">Jeep<\/a> and wondered \u201cWhat in the world is that about?\u201d, well, today\u2019s your lucky day. And no, it\u2019s not some kind of obscure Jeep ritual designed to summon off-road gods. It\u2019s a quirky, harmless tradition that\u2019s sparked some curiosity and yes, even some questions about its legal standing. Now, a law enforcement officer is weighing in with some advice for those who partake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Different people from different places have various names for this act, like \u201cJeep Ducking,\u201d \u201cDuck Duck Jeep,\u201d \u201cJeep Jeep Duck,\u201d and more. That said, the premise is a simple one: Jeep owners keep rubber ducks (in all shapes and sizes) handy while they\u2019re cruising around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2022\/09\/ducking-huge-jeep-bringing-the-worlds-largest-rubber-duck-to-detroit-auto-show\/\">Jeep Brings The World\u2019s Largest Rubber Duck To Detroit Auto Show<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should they see a Jeep that they especially like, they\u2019ll often leave a rubber duck on it . That\u2019s their way of saying \u201cnice one\u201d. When the owner returns, they presumably feel a little camaraderie with their fellow Jeep owner. These folks generally are pretty friendly with one another, and this is just one more proof of that.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>For those wondering where this tradition came from, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/ask-trooper-steve\/2025\/05\/01\/what-the-duck-is-the-jeep-dashboard-craze-even-legal-in-florida\/\"><em> Click Orlando<\/em><\/a>, apparently it started back in 2020 in Canada. \u201cA Jeep owner named Allison Parliament began the tradition after a stressful personal experience,\u201d said the report. \u201cShe placed a duck on a stranger\u2019s Jeep just to make them smile \u2013 and then posted about it online. From there, it snowballed into a global Jeep phenomenon, fueled by social media hashtags and Jeep groups.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"569\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DuckDuckJeep\/comments\/1hgu4pw\/my_ducks_with_all_their_smooshed_heads\/\">My ducks with all their smooshed heads \ud83d\ude06 <\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"\"><\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DuckDuckJeep\/\">DuckDuckJeep<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>That said, it\u2019s not unusual to see some Jeeps with, let\u2019s just say, a copious amount of ducks piled up on their dashboard, almost to a comical degree. Is that legal? Technically speaking it is, according to Florida State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/police\/\">Trooper<\/a> Steve Montiero. However, drivers should be careful about how high the ducks climb in the dash. \u201cAnything that obstructs your view can become a safety issue,\u201d Montiero says.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, we\u2019ve seen several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/man-who-vandalized-six-teslas-avoids-jail-time-and-still-keeps-his-state-job\/\">interactions with parked Teslas<\/a> that are vandalized by people who find it a good idea to express their frustration with Elon Musk\u2019s political beliefs \u2013 and, if caught by police, will face some quite serious charges. Setting a duck on a Jeep, however, is as legal as it gets so long as you don\u2019t damage the Jeep in question, trespass to do it, or interfere with someone\u2019s vehicle in a harmful way, says Montiero.<\/p>\n<p>So here you have it \u2013 the origins of Jeep Ducking, the legal lowdown, and a reminder to maybe leave a duck on a Jeep next time you spot one you love. Just make sure you don\u2019t go full hoarder with it. And as long as you\u2019re not blocking the driver\u2019s line of sight or doing anything remotely sketchy, it\u2019s all in good fun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" data-embed-height=\"659\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DuckDuckJeep\/comments\/1j9uwd1\/saw_this_and_had_to_do_it\/\">Saw this and had to do it<\/a><br \/> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/njsullyalex\/\">u\/njsullyalex<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/DuckDuckJeep\/\">DuckDuckJeep<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lead image Stephen Rivers for Carscoops<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeep Ducking is gaining popularity across the country and catching people\u2019s attention. 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