Safety Rest Areas

down home wrote:
The widely disseminated reason for closing the dump stations were Campground Owners. Abuse was just an excuse. Locals did abuse them sometimes, I'm sure. When they installed them they knew there would be abuse by locals. They didn't think someone would drive from Montana and dump pavement sealer etc down them.
They are shooting themselves in the foot. Texas is big and inconveniencing RVers who spend a LOT of money, in their state won't bring them more good will or money from us. If you can't dump the dump campground figure you will have to come there and dump for aa fee and stay for a rate that would justify the Biltmore. It would also take a half day or longer out of your trip.
Just like Tn closed most of it's rest stops to cars. The Association told Governor that they were taking money out of Motels pockets.

I don't believe your post for a minute. Almost all rest areas are too far from a town to affect campground owners. To use that analogy one would have to assume that people would pull into campgrounds to dump and pay a fee. Doesn't make sense to me. Lot's of other places to dump besides a rest area. I also don't believe that people would quit traveling to Texas because they can't dump at a rest area.