[Paddlewise] Load Width & Length Limits

Joe, et. al.-

The NJ law you reference is not national - at least not in Maryland.

Width
Maryland Vehicle Law 24-103, "Projecting loads on passenger vehicles"
Cannot extend beyond fender on left side of vehicle
Cannot extend over 6" beyond fender on right side of vehicle

Length
Maryland Vehicle Law 24-105, "Load extensions"
Paragraph (a)(3)(iii) exempts crew or racing shells (would a long kayak/surf ski
be "equivalent"?)
Cannot extend over 3' beyond front of vehicle
Cannot extend over 6' beyond rear of vehicle (a separate paragraph limits "an
automobile or boat transporter....may not extend more than 4' beyond the rear of
the permanent bed or body of the automobile" - I believe this paragraph is
intended only for commercial transport vehicles - not worded real precisely).

Regards,
Ellis

Joe Pylka wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
>
> >For what it is worth I have been told that according to law your
>
> >bars can not extend farther than the mirrors on the side of the
>
> >vehicle.
>
> Revised NJ laws (1995) and I think perhaps nationally now, are that max length
> of rack bars is 1 1/2 times the width of the vehicle, but not greater than a
> lane width (whatever that might be...).  Also, an overhanging load can reach
> 36 inches behind back bumper before a red flag (I think at least 18 inches
> square) is required.
>
> Joe P.


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