NYCkayaker Car topping boats

[carl]

I'm sticking with my rookie theory
  although the length vs the height comes into play.
   
  countless car top paddlers have traveled this path, with no issues
   
  Dano , you out there for a ruling ?
   
  Carl
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  

Dennis Wiener <dwiener at earthlink.net> wrote:
  Maybe 2 feet over the roof. The car is a Chevy Tracker, mid sized SUV so 
there is no trunk. FWIW we came back from Lake Sebago using 17, and it 
turns out to be 3 miles shorter than taking the Palisades.

carl wrote:
> This is an interesting development.
> I also car top boats and rear hitch bikes on the PIP.
> although never been pulled over, I always wondered if I needed
> a " red cloth " tied to the stern.
> 
> It might be a rookie with his superior in the car
> or it might be a new enforcement rule.
> 
> Just how far was your " protrusion " ?
> 
> Are there any paddlers/bikers out there, knowledgeable in the ways of 
> highway regulation
> that might advise ?
> 
> 



       
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