I probably remembered it wrong.  More than likely it was 102 inches.   But either way, the footnote said it may not be legal in every state.  Has anyone had any problems because their motorhome was too wide for the state they were traveling in?  Has anyone been cited for this?

Dan,

I agree with Rick and Janice.  More than likely it is 102" wide.  Anything else and you would have to hire a lot of pilot car services.  And, as Rick and Janice said, only Hawaii would limit you.  At least for now.  You know how politicians are.

Oh, and Paul and Jo.....

You start out about Flagstaff and start building up your speed.  Then you hope you skip like a rock to Hawaii.

Let me know how that works out.

Terry

In the early 1980s, federal legislation called the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) made legal on the Interstate System for vehicles to be 102.36" wide.  This does not count safety defices such as mirrors, marker lights, etc.

This same legislation allowed trucks to pull two trailers on the Interstates.  This allowed the trucks access to pull twin trailers of 28' length on non-Interstate roads a short distance to gain access to truck stops, areas to break them apart for local delivery.  Since then, with exception in the northeast, most state roads allow twins.

Although many state laws often remain at the previous 96" width, few, if any, enforce this especially for RVs.  Commerical buses have been allowed 102" width for years preceding this STAA legislation.  If this is ever enforced for RVs, I am not aware of it.  The main purpose was to maximize freight capacity and to conserve fuel.  A bonus was RVs were allowed and extra 6" width.

-- Edited by Roz on Sunday 6th of February 2011 09:50:36 PM

Here is an easy way to realize 102" is not a problem - they sell them in all of the 48 continous states plus Alaska and about every Canadian province. If they were illegal than they would not be allowed to sell them or transport them into the state or province for sale.

The 102" is a federal std and almost every current model motorhome is made 102" wide.
Rather than saying it may be illegal in some "states", they should say it may be prohibited on some local/state roads. Any highway that recieves federal funding (all interstates and most major highways) must be built to the federal stds, including the 102" vehicle width, and minimum height & weight acceptable for interstate trucks. Some locally funded roads may limit the vehicle widths to a smaller dimension, just as they may limit allowed weights or overall height clearance to something less than the typical fullsize motorhome.