Foundations of Freedom

Chapter 161, Laws of STATE OF WASHINGTON 2005, House Bill 1599, passed by the House March 11, 2005 confirms that highways are "open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel both inside and outside the limits of incorporated cities and towns." This Bill was passed by the House March 11, 2005, Yeas 93 and Nays 0, passed by the Senate April 12, 2005, Yeas 44 and Nays 0. Approved April 22, 2005, C. Gregoire, Governor of the STATE OF WASHINGTON; FILED April 22, 2005 - 4:12 p.m., Secretary of State, STATE OF WASHINGTON. Effective date July 24, 2005. STATE OF WASHINGTON Laws of 2003 Chapter 244 (S. Bill 5977) incorporates this exact same language. See also RCW 46.10.010, RCW 47.04.010, WAC 296-45 035.

WAC 296-32-210 Definitions. (46) "Public highway. Every way, land, road, street, boulevard, and every way or place in the state open as matter of right to public vehicular travel, both inside and outside the limit of cities and towns."

STATE OF WASHINGTON Session Laws of 1921, chapter 96 §§ 2(1) clearly define "Motor vehicle" as: "shall include all vehicles or machines propelled by any power other than muscular, used upon the public highways for the transportation of freight, produce or any commodity, except traction engines temporarily upon the highway, road rollers or road making machines, and motor vehicles that turn upon rails or tracks." This session law has never been overturned to include men and women exercising their right to travel.