Dogear, When we had a rally in SD we had the state police weigh our coaches at each wheel and then they did a short seminar. They clearly understand that we are not commercial vehicles and they are not concerned about us. They recognize the impact of tourist dollars and unless we are doing something stupid they consider us below their radar.

I did speak to a Prevost owner in Jacksonville FL who had just been ticketed in SD. It was an expensive ticket but he admitted that although he was speeding, they only gave him a ticket for overlength. I guess the moral of the story is to not draw attention to yourself.

In TN the state police are stopping and ticketing entertainer coaches towing trailers. The quirk in the law appears that commercial buses may not tow anything in TN and they enforce that. If you were stopped in TN it may be because they wanted to verify you were not a commercial operator. Commercial operators have to unhitch and hire someone or rent a vehicle to tow the trailer to the state line.

It is my opinion if you keep your nose clean, do not speed, do not tailgate, do not drive unsafely most cops will ignore you.