NYCkayaker Car topping boats

Dennis Wiener dwiener at earthlink.net
Sat Aug 11 00:05:36 EDT 2007


So I guess it would be a judgment call on the part of the officer as 
most kayaks and canoes are longer than most cars, and my rear mount bike 
rack would be a possible violation as my bicycles are slightly wider 
than my vehicle, and the rack itself protrudes 2 feet from the back of 
the car.

mike wrote:
> I found this regulation for the PIPC 
> http://www.njpalisades.org/pipc%20regs.pdf
>  page 13 
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> (b) No motor vehicle shall contain any person or object protruding
> or hanging outside or on the top thereof except that sports and
> recreation equipment may be carried on the rear of such vehicle or
> on a rack designed for such purpose and attached to the top thereof.
> Fastenings shall be secure and substantial, and in no case shall any
> such equipment be permitted to protrude to the extent it may create
> a hazard to other vehicles.
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