| Re: [GMCnet] Tolls & Axle was Hensley GMC Motorhome Airbag Solution [message #118458 is a reply to message #118406] |
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USAussie
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Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Jeremy,
Got it!
Thanks,
Rob M.
USAussie - Downunder
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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[mailto:gmclist-bounces@temp.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Jeremy
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 1:50 AM
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Tolls & Axle was Hensley GMC Motorhome Airbag Solution
Rob -- it depends on the state's legal definition of axles. For example, if
you use a definition of axles as transverse wheels mechanically connected,
then the GMC only has 1. If you use a different definition, for example any
pair of transverse wheels, then the GMC has 3. If you define axle as a shaft
on which a wheel rotates, then a GMC has 5 (the drive wheels are on the same
shaft, which is the key to the definition). You'd have to sort out the legal
definitions for each state, but I believe FL, at least when I bought my GMC,
used the first definition, transverse wheels mechancially connected. That
would lead to a much lower toll. It's also the reason why motorcycles are
mentioned as a separate legal category despite being charged the same as a
car, no transverse wheels = no axles = no tolls.
I figured it was worth arguing at 1 tollbooth and I lost. I have since
stopped bothering. I use the roads, I shouldn't mind paying for them. Or at
least that's what I tell myself. Luckily AL does not create the same
problem. Haven't found a toll road in the entire state yet.
--
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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