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Cptnvideo wrote:I THINK Californicate-ya has reciprocal rules.
Non CA licensed drivers don't have to have a non-commercial Class A to tow over 15,000 lbs (I think).
Doesn't matter to me since I plan to never be in the state again since having to work there often before retiring.
Driver license is reciprocal, all states. OTOH, a vehicle or combination of vehicles, can be legal in one state, but not in another.
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License are recipocal. Driving laws are not for speed limits, double tow, length, brakes, etc.
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dedmiston
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Enforcement in CA is inconstant.
I see people towing in the wrong lanes all the time, and nobody even tries to obey the 55 mph limit. The worst is when I see people pulling trailers in the HOV lane and slowing everyone down.
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I have towed "DOUBLES" in CA for the last 6 winter months being licensed SD as CA recognizes SD. CA it is legal to "Double Tow" if you have the proper endorsement.
I tow in the right lanes at 60mph in posted 55 zones with ZERO issues.
I also tow the same in WA and OR along the I-5 corridor twice a year.
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dedmiston wrote:Enforcement in CA is inconstant.
I see people towing in the wrong lanes all the time, and nobody even tries to obey the 55 mph limit. The worst is when I see people pulling trailers in the HOV lane and slowing everyone down.
In WA it's legal to tow in the HOV lanes up to a certain tonnage.
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mkirsch
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Cummins12V98 wrote:I tow in the right lanes at 60mph in posted 55 zones with ZERO issues.
I tear the tags off my pillows and mattresses with no issues.
5MPH over the speed limit is more likely to get you a ticket for "impeding traffic" than "speeding."
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Cummins12V98
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When in CA if you are towing anything the MAX speed limit is 55. Towing 60 I have been slowly passed by CHIPS without a second look many times.
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Having just driven through parts of CA watching and following RV's and Semi's, no one is going 55. The commercial drivers are the fastest, some as fast as 70 in a 55... I was not towing so I saw lots of towing vehicles as I passed them.
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Cummins12V98
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Kinda depends where you are. More rural areas the truckers bump it up. Many RVer's simply speed no matter!!!
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dedmiston
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Cummins12V98 wrote:dedmiston wrote:Enforcement in CA is inconstant.
I see people towing in the wrong lanes all the time, and nobody even tries to obey the 55 mph limit. The worst is when I see people pulling trailers in the HOV lane and slowing everyone down.
In WA it's legal to tow in the HOV lanes up to a certain tonnage.
In CA it's not even legal to get over to the HOV lanes if you're towing. Trucks and cars towing trailers are required to stay in the two far right lanes.
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