A highway patrol officer; , no no I didn't get pulled up or booked.
I actually pulled him up in the street & had a discussion about all these new regulations on chains & shackles that have been tossed around latley with every one's opinion attached.
We should be able to beleive this as its straight from the horses mouth.
LOCAL highway patrols DO NOT have anything to do with regulating this isue. They have no data on this, no qualifactions &/or engineering experience to judge what is right or wrong in this department.
Any BLITZ that takes place is done by the heavy transport departments from the cities, they have nothing to do with local patrols.
His advice is to do what you think is proper, use rated shackles to match the vans weight & all should be good with that.
As for chains if they are the fitted chain by the manufacture then they would have had to meet the regulations of the day.
This advice was of his opinion, but again he said they have no power to judge as to what is suitable or not. That belongs to the heavy transport boys.
JC.
Phil C said
05:43 PM Oct 2, 2014
Thanks JC, great post/
mr glassies said
06:20 PM Oct 2, 2014
i asked at the rat when i regoed the acco and there there is aux standard for chains and ds
dibs
bit like the chains and shackles we got in the bedroom hahahahahahahahahahaha (wombat ) lmdi
PeterD said
11:19 PM Oct 2, 2014
JC, which state were you in when talking to the HP?
glassies said
10:47 AM Oct 3, 2014
Oh good lord but i did once have a pair of plastic pink fluffy handcuffs lol
jules47 said
01:08 PM Oct 4, 2014
mr glassies wrote:
i asked at the rat when i regoed the acco and there there is aux standard for chains and ds
dibs
bit like the chains and shackles we got in the bedroom hahahahahahahahahahaha (wombat ) lmdi
Along these lines? Toys for boys & girls!
justcruisin01 said
04:00 PM Oct 4, 2014
PeterD wrote:
JC, which state were you in when talking to the HP?
Peter; NSW.
Along these lines? Toys for boys & girls!
This was a serious topic.
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Saturday 4th of October 2014 04:04:11 PM
glassies said
08:48 PM Oct 4, 2014
Oh dear well u could of known there is no seriousness in this panel of people jc
Sowwy lol :)
A highway patrol officer;
, no no I didn't get pulled up or booked.
I actually pulled him up in the street & had a discussion about all these new regulations on chains & shackles that have been tossed around latley with every one's opinion attached.
We should be able to beleive this as its straight from the horses mouth.
LOCAL highway patrols DO NOT have anything to do with regulating this isue. They have no data on this, no qualifactions &/or engineering experience to judge what is right or wrong in this department.
Any BLITZ that takes place is done by the heavy transport departments from the cities, they have nothing to do with local patrols.
His advice is to do what you think is proper, use rated shackles to match the vans weight & all should be good with that.
As for chains if they are the fitted chain by the manufacture then they would have had to meet the regulations of the day.
This advice was of his opinion, but again he said they have no power to judge as to what is suitable or not. That belongs to the heavy transport boys.
JC.
dibs
bit like the chains and shackles we got in the bedroom hahahahahahahahahahaha (wombat ) lmdi
Along these lines? Toys for boys & girls!
Peter; NSW.
Along these lines? Toys for boys & girls!
This was a serious topic.
-- Edited by justcruisin01 on Saturday 4th of October 2014 04:04:11 PM
Sowwy lol :)