| Re: [GMCnet] Tolls & Axle was Hensley GMC Motorhome Airbag [message #118454 is a reply to message #118451] |
Fri, 11 March 2011 16:39   |
emerystora
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My parents have a 40 foot diesel pusher Foretravel wirh six 22 or
22-1/2" wheels but the four on the rear are duals so even they weigh
probably more than twice my GMC they can get through the toll booth
and travel on toll roads for a lot less than I can.
Life is not fair, is it? :). :)
Emery Stora
On Mar 11, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Gary Casey <casey.gary@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I read the legal definition used on E-470 in Denver - it said
> something to the
> effect that the "number of axles" is the "number of wheels seen when
> looking at
> the vehicle from the side." Not a good way to argue out of that
> one. They must
> know all about GM Motorhomes and the cheapskates that drive them :-(
> Gary Casey
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>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
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