On and off ramps parking

been driving on and off since 1991 and have never had ro park on a ramp anyone doing such deserves a ticket not just for parking there but also for being an idiot and not planning ahead

 

In Arkansas its illegal everywhere in the state, but I've used them to take my DOT 30 minute time out. Just have to use a little gray matter to know where.

 

That kind of mindset should help you land a state trooper position in at least 40 states.

 

Unlike a couple of guys on here who obviously should buy a lotto ticket, I'd say most drivers have been put in a situation where they had to make a safety call and parked on a ramp. I use it as a last resort and it's a rare occasion. Sometimes the magic 8 ball just doesn't tell you in the morning that an accident or weather will slow you down for the day.

 

I have not seen one of ramp or on ramp that was legal to park. It's very dangerous people are coming off the road at highway speeds and if you are parked in somebody ran into the real your trailer and got killed you'd be in a world of trouble. I personally would avoid it at all costs

 

I already have about five different places to shutdown everywhere I go and a ramp is not one of them. In the winter the interstate got shutdown and I was running out of time and searched for business parks and found a warehouse for sale and parked there. Again, never used a ramp but ol billy bob and his 12 year old rand mcnally map as his only source of direction will have to. Two reasons I hate ramps too is its hard to sleep with your bed tilted at a 30 degree angle plus the semis and 4 wheelers with loud mufflers flying past you and shaking your whole truck. Especially in Texas it must be the law to have loud mufflers.

 

The East Coast - Mass Maine NH VT etc will harass the living daylights out of you and then some. The best advice I can offer is to plan ahead and know when you are going to end up and avoid the hassle

 

Throw out your triangles and tell DOT you're waiting for the mechanic.