While there’s apparently no “Uniform Code” for high-occupancy-vehicle lanes across the 50 states, here’s a question and answer story from Washington state.
Q: Can I tow a trailer in the HOV lane if there’s two or more people in my truck?
A: In Washington, sho’ ‘nuf. In a “ask the traffic guy” column published […]
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(Haines City, Florida)–Got a flat tire on your RV? Best get it pumped up, or you could get a citation from the local “big junk police.” City fathers, tired of fielding complaints about RVs and other vehicles that were apparently “abandoned,” have given walking orders to the local police: If you spot […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | May 15, 2008 - 8:50 am - Posted in History Detectives, RV manufacturers, computers, gas prices, general
In a pair of news items this week, the message continues: RVers aren’t deterred. KOA (Kampgrounds of America) the giant RV park franchise says bookings at their 450 campgrounds across the country are looking about the same as they did last year. The company reported to the trade industry magazine, RV Business, […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | May 14, 2008 - 1:37 pm - Posted in general
¿Tengo Internet?
Such a question, phrased in Spanish, would inquire as to the availability of an internet connection. In the Ameicano vernacular, TengoInternet now refers to a growing company that provides internet wifi services to RV parks across the US.
Check out the full story on our sister blog, The Digital RVer.
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | May 10, 2008 - 12:00 pm - Posted in RV manufacturers, conservation, general
While the RV industry does take some heat for what some consider wastefulness, a small move in the overall scheme of things shows progress can be made.
Elkhart County, Indiana is probably the ‘mother lode’ of all RV manufacturers in the United States. Now it’s home to an interesting recycling effort. Picture your new […]
By Chuck | May 9, 2008 - 1:38 pm - Posted in general
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a new program for the 2008 camping season that will offer campers the opportunity to save on fuel costs by temporarily storing their RV at specified state parks or recreation areas in-between their camping stays. Storage of the camping units will be free, but is limited to […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | - 8:00 am - Posted in general
A big-truck industry organization, the American Trucking Association (ATA) is calling on Congress to institute a national 65 mile-per-hour maximum speed limit. A seeming contradiction to what many RVers see in the form of a blur of a semi-truck passing them, the ATA says it’s one step that could help reduce the high price […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | May 8, 2008 - 3:14 pm - Posted in diesel, fuel prices, gas prices, general
Uncle Sam’s energy wizards have done what some may have said is a predictable backstep. We reported earlier that the ‘petrol prognosticators’ had gazed in their crystal barrels and pointed to an average figure for diesel of $3.62 for the year and a $3.36 guestimate for gasoline. Oh, that those figures might have […]
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