Class B: Driving on Parkways and Tolls
I am considering purchasing a Class B, specifically something from Sportsmobile, around 23 foot. 2 questions: are you able to drive them on Parkways (NYS parkways prohibit motorhomes, for ex.) and do...
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Sue,
As others have said, sometimes you're charged by the number of axles, sometimes by the number of wheels, sometimes by weight, and sometimes by height. In NY I think it's a combination.
However, in NY, if you go through the appropriate bureaucratic steps, you can get an EZPass for your B (or any RV for that matter) that will "toll" you as a passenger car, but the EZPass is license plate and "combination" specific. I.e., in our case, we use a "B" and pull a utility trailer, and that's how we "filed" with the NYS folks. Once you have it, the only requirement is that you have to go through one of the "manned" toll booths so the attendant can confirm that the EZPass tag "matches" the vehicle they're looking at, and it's then entered in the system as a passenger vehicle and tolled as such.
However, if you simply drive through one of the automated lanes (even though you may have one of the "special" EZPasses), their sensors "see" that you're over 7' 6" (I think that's the number) high, and you're automatically tolled as a commercial vehicle. Same in the attended lanes unless you have that "special" EZPass.
In our case, we "carry" two EZPass transponders (NY and home state) and one SunPass transponder (Florida) and use the one we need at the time.
Cheers.
As others have said, sometimes you're charged by the number of axles, sometimes by the number of wheels, sometimes by weight, and sometimes by height. In NY I think it's a combination.
However, in NY, if you go through the appropriate bureaucratic steps, you can get an EZPass for your B (or any RV for that matter) that will "toll" you as a passenger car, but the EZPass is license plate and "combination" specific. I.e., in our case, we use a "B" and pull a utility trailer, and that's how we "filed" with the NYS folks. Once you have it, the only requirement is that you have to go through one of the "manned" toll booths so the attendant can confirm that the EZPass tag "matches" the vehicle they're looking at, and it's then entered in the system as a passenger vehicle and tolled as such.
However, if you simply drive through one of the automated lanes (even though you may have one of the "special" EZPasses), their sensors "see" that you're over 7' 6" (I think that's the number) high, and you're automatically tolled as a commercial vehicle. Same in the attended lanes unless you have that "special" EZPass.
In our case, we "carry" two EZPass transponders (NY and home state) and one SunPass transponder (Florida) and use the one we need at the time.
Cheers.
