Weigh Station ??
We were driving our 38 ft Class A MH West on I-20. As we entered MS a sign said "All Vehicles Over 5 Tons Must Enter". I didn't. Surely they meant DOT vehicles and trucks, right? Is a RV ever requ...
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way2roll wrote:
Why is this even a conversation? Non commercial RV's do not need to stop at weigh stations. Period. There is no "what if you are wrong". It's not a thing. To the OP, no, you don't need to stop. If there is ANY evidence of a case where a personally owned RV did not stop at a weigh station and was cited for it, post it. Otherwise it's straw man argument for argument's sake.
Just for snots and grins, compare the number of people that post on this and other RV sites (remember many that post do so on more than 1) to the total number of RVs on the road. Now how can you trump out nobody has ever cited?
Rick Jay wrote:JaxDad wrote:
I personally saw a DP MH get run down by a LEO that came out of an open scale when it tried to drive past it in Michigan.
I won't argue what you saw, but there could be an explanation.
Almost 12 years ago, there was this post on these forums about "Private Coach - Not for Hire" signage. Seemed to be a lot of conflicting views then, too! :)
I have seen signs such as "Private Coach - Not for Hire" or some such verbage prominently displayed on the side of high-end DPs. I believe tour buses and such are considered commercial vehicles and DO have to stop at the scales. So folks who own these high end DPs which are often indistinguishable from the tour buses while on the road incorporate such signage to make it clear that their RV is NOT a commercial vehicle.
Perhaps what you observed was an LEO who was unclear as to whether the RV in question was private or commercial? In that case, the only way to know is to pull it over to verify. It doesn't necessarily mean that the LEO's were pulling over ALL RVs which passed the weigh station.
~Rick
That reason for the stop is valid. Bet if it happened like that it took a lot longer for the driver to prove to the confused LEO there was no reason to cross the scale. Might even involve a court date if cop was behind on citations.
Little different, but my aunt was in a church van when the driver decided "Busses Weigh" sign did not apply to him. 8 old ladies setting roadside for a hour, then driver made 2 trips to court before his record was cleared. By state law, because a church owned the van, and he was a volunteer was exempt.
