Busted For Travelling With Propane Tanks?
My brother checked in to a local CG yesterday, setup and then went out to dinner. When they returned they found out they had no water. Turns out somebody in the park had backed into their water spig...
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sdianel wrote:
Don't know how old this is, but found this online:
Maryland, Massachusetts and New York prohibit propane tanks in tunnels. In New York, it's also forbidden on the lower levels of the George Washington and Verrazano-Narrows bridges and I-95 through Manhattan. Close propane tank valves while traveling in Virginia and New Jersey.
Read more: http://www.ehow.com/list_6850806_travel-trailer-regulations.html#ixzz2bFv5zKwD
Exactly.
In Baltimore if you hit the side of the tunnels that has the toll booth before you enter the tunnel, they will shunt you off on surface streets. But if you go through the tunnel on the side where you go through and pay on exit, too bad! I live here and have seen it plenty of times.
And as a bonus, they issue an appearance ticket so you have to show up in court. And if you don't know about the law, you will get sucked in because the only sign they have is an image of a propane bottle with the circle/slash on it.
From the MTA Harbor tunnel website. "Vehicles carrying bottled propane gas in excess of 10 pounds per container (maximum of 10 containers), bulk gasoline, explosives, significant amounts of radioactive materials, and other hazardous materials are prohibited from using both the Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels."
In the Norfolk, VA tunnels, you have to stop at an inspection station and show the attendant that your tank is shut off.
