F-TROUP wrote:
Desert Captain wrote:
Hope the OP thinks twice before going this way and the fact that others have gotten away with it should NOT be a factor. :S
I've not gotten away with anything, I rely on my driving skill to keep me out of trouble. No one knows the driving skill of the other driver, so your opinion is the one that counts. I'm sure the many folks that drive this route every year, a lot liked it and a lot didn't, but to assume others had gotten away with it coming from one who drives a motorhome the size of a 1959 Buick stationwagon seems a bit much.
Just because you "can" do something does not mean it is a good idea. The Utah Department of Transportation prohibits any vehicle {or combination thereof} greater than 65' on highway 14 and for very good reasons. At 64' you are legal, just barely, but double towing your rig probably entails enchroaching on the double yellow. The OP would be close at best depending on the overall length of his Toad.
Folks over the double yellow hit a nerve with me as three times in the last year I have rounded a tight curve only to find a rig smaller than yours well into my lane. Twice on my motorcycle I was able to bail for the shoulder and once in my Class C came within inches of a head on. A short drive north to highway 20 or some other route eliminates what is at best a very bad idea and at worst a potential disaster.
For the record my 24' 6" Class C is the same size as a Crew Cab pick up with an 8' bed... I think the venerable Roadmaster was a tad bit shorter but then everyone knows... size doesn't matter. :B
As always... Opinions and YMMV.
:C
