I’m sure this has been discussed before but…
Do you carry your tanks in the back of your car/truck unsecured? The reason I ask is a local California Highway Patrolman who comes by for parts once and while was telling me a story of a guy on the freeway that was severely injured by a loose scuba tank that was on the floor of his back seat. After he was rear-ended, the tank flew up and smacked him in the head.
I asked what the rules were. He told me that loose high pressure* tanks is a violation but he has never sited anyone yet but plans on enforcing the rules now. I asked what he meant by secured and he replied, “Same as welding tanks.” . This means, vertical, physically restrained with the safety cap on. I said, “Scuba tanks do not have safety caps.” He then replied, “Then they better be vertical and secure.”
I wonder if it’s just him or if other CHP will start enforcing this rule.
*Both High and Low Pressure Scuba Tanks fall into this catagory.
Do you carry your tanks in the back of your car/truck unsecured? The reason I ask is a local California Highway Patrolman who comes by for parts once and while was telling me a story of a guy on the freeway that was severely injured by a loose scuba tank that was on the floor of his back seat. After he was rear-ended, the tank flew up and smacked him in the head.
I asked what the rules were. He told me that loose high pressure* tanks is a violation but he has never sited anyone yet but plans on enforcing the rules now. I asked what he meant by secured and he replied, “Same as welding tanks.” . This means, vertical, physically restrained with the safety cap on. I said, “Scuba tanks do not have safety caps.” He then replied, “Then they better be vertical and secure.”
I wonder if it’s just him or if other CHP will start enforcing this rule.
*Both High and Low Pressure Scuba Tanks fall into this catagory.