These steel cylinders and sheeting rolls are a big deal around here, too (Steel industry, Birmingham). I think the local politicians drove some legislation recently that not only increased the requirements for securing the loads, but also some still penalties for dropping the load.
There have been a few injuries, and many tens of thousands of dollars in highway damage over the past few years.
I've been carrying around this 213,000-pound cylinder for years now, and didn't know I needed a permit. I guess I've gotta go talk to the CHP or something.
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I had to deal with these f**kers before. Hated evey minute of it. I avoid the Sranton, PA area at all cost now as they are the most retarded police department I had ever had a pleasure of dealing with.
@Leeeeena the Barkeep: He drives a PT Cruiser now. You saw what happened when he drove over that parking lot curb. Unless you're driving Chinese like this, you'll be fine:
@WilliamG.: Wow, that music was so frighteningly misleadingly tranquil - I was looking at something else when it first started playing and looked back at my monitor just in time to watch the spectacular crumplage begin.
@WilliamG.: The lesson here being "If you drive a Chinese car, for God's sake don't hit anything more solid than a rain squall"? Caution should be exercised driving into those too, I imagine.
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@A strolling player is: Gold Member!: The governors would be too dead or zombie to care. BTW, you got a space in that? Just in case road signs come true.
@A strolling player is: Gold Member!: Unless the GVWR exceeds 24,000 lbs. an Operator's license will do just fine. Even if it does, you can elect a 24k GVWR, just don't get caught ridin' heavy.
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@A strolling player is: Gold Member!: It needs a couple of ATVs mounted up top. Nevermind how you'd get them down if you needed them. Just put some up there. And a jet ski for good measure.
@WilliamG.: I like this idea. Those bikes took up maybe half the width up there, if that; definitely room for at least one four-wheeler... plus, the entire roof!
@Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: I'm not so sure... you can get armoured cars that look pretty much exactly like normal cars! No way of telling from this far whether there's plating in the doors or inch-thick windows...
@takeshi: I haven't looked around too much, but this manifested itself across the street from work on Wednesday... seeing it in person, its sheer size, is really something else. Suffice to say, I would feel very, very safe in that.
@pauljones: +1. Did I miss something, or is someone geographically challenged? I feel sorry for the fool who decided that the permits were an unnecessarily expensive formality. He's gonna have a tough time finding a new job in this economy with a fuckup of that magnitude on his record.
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@Mike the Dog will work for a Preview Button!: I'm glad I'm not the only one. However, Mad Science's suggestion that we check Fleshbot for the answer kind of makes me wonder if I really want to know the answer.....
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There have been a few injuries, and many tens of thousands of dollars in highway damage over the past few years.
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I've been carrying around this 213,000-pound cylinder for years now, and didn't know I needed a permit. I guess I've gotta go talk to the CHP or something.
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And For the Record I feel mislead. I thought a motorist got a 37000 ticket. No Fair. This actually seems legitimate
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I'm not joking around here, meow.
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MEOW!
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The guy in the picture looks like my Dad after receiving a ticket.
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Would you need a certain kind of licence to drive this, the best apocalypse survival vehicle I've ever seen:
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@Unevolved- Recommended by 4 out of 5 dentists.: I'm not so sure... you can get armoured cars that look pretty much exactly like normal cars! No way of telling from this far whether there's plating in the doors or inch-thick windows...
@takeshi: I haven't looked around too much, but this manifested itself across the street from work on Wednesday... seeing it in person, its sheer size, is really something else. Suffice to say, I would feel very, very safe in that.
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(oooh, double-pun points since I'm a girl!)
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Well, all I saw on the link was the aforementioned dad/stripper/cheerleader/booze party story, and a seperate story of 2 teacher/child molesters involved in unrelated incidents.
What the hell is with this town?
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All fascinating stories, to be sure.
This place sounds a lot like LA, but without the tan.
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