How does US state license reciprocity work for classes of license that don't exist in other states?
I'm considering going on an RV trip with a large RV (26,000 lbs. GVWR) and a tow vehicle on a dolly (combined weight ~6,000 lbs.). I've even found a few with airbrakes. The state requirements for this vary wildly: https://www.outdoorsy.com/blog/guide-rv-drivers-licenses-requirements.
How do you handle the varying restrictions here? For example, here in NY I can get an R endorsement on my license and be good to go. But it sounds like in NC I'd be violating the law (since my combined weight is over 26,000lbs. NY doesn't have the concept of a non-commercial driver's license anymore (like many states), and I have zero interest in being paid to drive.
Is my vanilla (and as of yet hypothetical) D license w/ an R endorsement enough to get me through North Carolina if I get pulled over? I have trouble believing a Police officer has to know the licensing requirements for all 50 states, despite honoring other licenses.
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The normal way this is handled is that if you are allowed to drive the vehicle in your home state, under prevailing circumstances, then you are allowed to drive the vehicle in the reciprocal state.
It has to be this way because everything else is chaos. For example, if your home state allows you to drive a vehicle up to 5 tons and 20ft length, and the other state had classes a) for up to six tons and 18 ft and b) for up to 4 tons and 22ft, which of those classes is your home state class equivalent?
Be aware that local regulations can override this - so if nobody under a certain age is allowed to drive a class of vehicle regardless of license, that applies to you too.
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