Hwy 1 in Ca

jmtandem wrote:

just as a point of interest, both of the routes you mention, Ebbets pass and Sonora pass, are both red routes and 40 ft MH are prohibited. Just in case someone tries to navigate them. DON'T

Ebbets and Sonora make the PCH look like an interstate highway. Everything is relative. Just like the previous poster mentioned that Californians are far more comfortable driving the coast highway than some folks from other parts of the nation that are comfortable with the geometrics and alignment of roads in their areas. It is not about legality. It is about perception. Being 39 and a half feet long or 40 feet and six inches is really not that big a difference for driving any road. Caltrans had to make a decision and settled on 40 feet. It doesn't change the road or make it any easier or harder to travel on.

My comment was not so much about legality but perception. North of Fort Bragg where the road gets really windy with no shoulders logging truck drivers travel the road several times a day with no issues as they are comfortable with the environment. Some folks driving a Prius would advise others to stay as far away from the road as possible. All I was doing was agreeing with the previous poster regarding people's perceptions based on what they are comfortable driving and then reporting that here.

I've been over both Ebbets and Sonora Passes in a car. And I'd drive Highway 1 in a heartbeat before I'd take my 35 footer over either of those. I did take a 28' rental class C over Sonora pass many years ago, but I wouldn't do it again. Sonora pass has been widened since that time so it is probably doable in a motorhome under 40', but I wouldn't do it. No way would I try Ebbets as it's still one lane in many places. What happens when two motorhomes with four down toads meet head on? Somebody is unhooking the toad and backing up.