On November 18, 2016 at 12:57, goldenzrule said...
Have seen cops pull over vans that have no lettering or ladder rack, standard plates and write a ticket for "being in commerce" because the interior of the van has a cage. Like I said, F NY.
It may not have been due to the cage but due to not meeting the other requirements. In NY a passenger vehicle, that isn't a 2-seater, HAS rear seats and HAS rear windows on the side. You'll see a lot of vans with those little round windows in the back just to meet this rule.
On November 21, 2016 at 10:09, andrewinboulder said...
I can kind of understand not wanting a semi to roll down a nice, quiet residential area - if there are a ton of trucks going through, but banning a cargo van? Idiotic.
It has more to do with the roads and the way NY defines what is and isn't commercial.
We have the oldest parkway in the country, it was built before eminent domain so the road is like half of an awesome WRX course, the speed limit is 40, it curves it goes up and down grade it does all those things at once while also having low bridges AND lanes where two Esclades side by side would be ripping off side view mirrors.
Add all those things together and if you have a van which already isn't the most nimble loaded in the back with a weird weight distribution you get an accident.
