No Overnight Parking at Interstate Rest Areas

packnrat wrote:
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but please keep out of the truck parking areas. as they must stop. there. you do not.

Most rest stops in New England that I've been to are pretty specific: cars go in one area, and trucks and vehicles with trailers go in another. Most times the split for the vehicles with trailers area is before you can tell whether there is room in the car only area. Once you are in a certain parking area, it can be difficult and dangerous to try to move to another.

I am talking about my situation, truck with TT, but I've always assumed it goes for anything larger than a van also.

I watch the news. The USA can handle a lot of things that don't make sense. And, I believe the USA can handle me using a rest stop for its designed purpose,....in my car or in my motorhome.

packnrat wrote:

maddog348 wrote:
"...FREE Coffee Kiosk...." What rest stops. Never seen anything like that.

JM2¢ ~~ YMMV

i have seen them sorta... church groups do this.

but they want a "donation" for the "free food, coffee"

what's wrong with that?:h
they "ask" for a donation, not "want".
they're volunteering their time and gas to get there. they don't get paid for doing it. some are probably using their own money to pay for the coffee, sugar and creamer.

maddog348 wrote:
"...FREE Coffee Kiosk...." What rest stops. Never seen anything like that.

JM2¢ ~~ YMMV

i have seen them sorta... church groups do this.

but they want a "donation" for the "free food, coffee"

no "camping", but due to the fed requiring truckers to stop for a minimum of ten hrs, no state is going to enforce the parking very much.

just do not look like your are camping.

aka, keep the awning in. do not set out the lawn chairs, etc.
if asked just say. you were falling asleep, and needed to stop for a nap.
but please keep out of the truck parking areas. as they must stop. there. you do not.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

wiskeyVI wrote:
The interstate system was built for truckers, not travelers.

REALLY??? The rest areas will have two areas, one for trucks and RV's and autos with trailers and the other area for auto's.

We ALL pay taxes for these locations and we ALL can use them.

They were built with tax dollars for all travelers. While it's not my preference I would rather see a tired person get some rest then have a accident. I seen the aftermath of a person falling to sleep and crossing into the other lane and having a head on, I will never get that image out of my head.

wiskeyVI wrote:
The interstate system was built for truckers, not travelers.

As long as they keep taking my tax money to build them, I'm going to keep using them to the fullest extent of the law.

maddog348 wrote:
"...FREE Coffee Kiosk...." What rest stops. Never seen anything like that.

JM2¢ ~~ YMMV

WA has them at most rest areas.

wiskeyVI wrote:
The interstate system was built for truckers, not travelers.

REALLY??? The rest areas will have two areas, one for trucks and RV's and autos with trailers and the other area for auto's.

We ALL pay taxes for these locations and we ALL can use them.