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04-05-2013, 11:59 AM | #1 |
Junior
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Long Beach
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What's Legal?
I'm going to transport my kayak in the back of my pickup truck. How far can the kayak extend beyond the bumper when driving down the highway? Can I just put a red flag at the end?
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04-05-2013, 12:09 PM | #2 |
Daddeo
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: OC
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Here's the thread on this topic... http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...6&postcount=12
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04-05-2013, 12:36 PM | #3 |
Junior
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Long Beach
Posts: 13
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Thanks for the info! Now I won't be so paranoid getting ticketed.
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04-05-2013, 12:40 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Santa Ana/Westminster
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I looked it up a few months ago. I believe its 2/3 of your wheel base beyond the last point of support. So if your wheel base is 12 foot then it can stick out 8 foot from the last point of support. I took that as the end of the tailgate.
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04-05-2013, 12:46 PM | #5 |
Lucky Fisher
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: too far inland
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4 feet past your tail lights. I got a ticket for my S-14 being 8 feet past my tail light, even with a red flag. MC CHP. But I think I got that ticket cause I tailing the car in front of me. So in my belief he just threw the book at me. Tail gating and over sized load was almost 500 bucks.
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04-05-2013, 01:26 PM | #6 | |
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Daytime it needs to be flagged and you need 2 red lights at night if you have more than 4' overhang. |
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04-05-2013, 02:25 PM | #7 | |
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