PA Vehicle Code
§ 3719. Passengers in open trucks.
(a) General rule.--An open-bed pickup truck or open flatbed truck may not be driven at a speed
of more than 35 miles per hour if any person is occupying the bed of the truck.
(b) Children.—
(1) Such a truck may not be driven at any speed if a child less than 18 years of age
is occupying the bed of the truck or trailer.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to:
(i) a child of a farmer who is being transported between parts of a
farm or farms owned or operated by the farmer in order to perform work on the farm or
farms;
(ii) a child possessing a valid hunting license who is being
transported between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during
hunting season;
(iii) a child who is a participant in an officially sanctioned parade,
only during the course of the parade; or
(iv) a child employed to perform farm labor who is being transported
between parts of a farm or farms owned or operated by the child's employer or employers.
@LeePTI You can ride in the back of a pickup in Pa. It is not illegal here...