Here’s a fun one: floats can’t actually drive themselves. They are pushed or towed by a special vehicle hidden inside the design. The driver sits inside, steering blindly, while the float moves at a slow 2.5 miles per hour.
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Think of it as a giant, flower-covered golf cart. But the driver uses cameras to see, because they’re buried under a mountain of orchids. It’s part art, part stealth mission.
Rules for the Riders, Too
You see those smiling people waving from the floats? They have rules, too. No sitting on the edge. No standing up while moving. And definitely no throwing candy or beads.
Throwing stuff is banned because it’s a safety hazard. Plus, it distracts from the elegance of the whole thing. You’re there to enjoy the flowers, not to catch a plastic bead grenade.
