Re: [Paddlewise] Busted

I carried a kayak on my car top From Houston to South Florida and back qnd
was not stopped.  I didn't check the state laws along the way.  Maybe I was
just lucky.

Robert



To view the Texas laws go to link:
http://capitol.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/codes/TN000099.html



The Texas Requirements as per the above link (notice these are 1995 laws):

Sec. 547.382.  Lighting Equipment on Projecting Loads.

  (a) A vehicle transporting a load that extends to the rear at
least four feet beyond the bed or body of the vehicle shall
display on the extreme end of the load at the times specified in
Section 547.302(a):

       (1) two red lamps visible at a distance of at least 500 feet
  from the rear;

       (2) two red reflectors that indicate the maximum width and
  are visible at nighttime at all distances from 100 to 600 feet
  from the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of
  headlamps; and

       (3) two red lamps, one on each side, that indicate the
  maximum overhang and are visible at a distance of at least 500
  feet from the side.

  (b) At all other times, a vehicle transporting a load that
extends beyond the vehicle's sides or more than four feet beyond
the vehicle's rear shall display red flags that:

       (1) are at least 12 inches square;

       (2) mark the extremities of the load; and

       (3) are placed where a lamp is required by this section.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.



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