New Shoreham nearly secedes because of mopeds

New Shoreham Township in Rhode Island was a tourist area on an island. They were tired of dealing with the annoying punks on mopeds driving around, making noise, hurting themselves and looking generally stupid.

However, the state wouldn’t let them pass a noise ordinance to keep the idiots off the island. The township then considered secession from the state. Massachusetts and Connecticut both rolled out the red carpet to welcome the island to their state. Rhode Island conceded to the township’s demands.
Read about New Shoreham here