Re: [APD] transporting CO2 tanks?

[revance at indiana_edu]

I don't know about it being illegal, but it is risky transporting it in the 
car with you. If the safety valve pops it will release all the co2 very 
quickly. This displaces all the air in the car causing it to be pushed out of 
the vehicle. So you will have the crap scared out of you by the sound, then 
you won't be able to breath... not good when you are driving. If you have to 
drive a car (like me) I would put it in the trunk and not stop at wal mart 
(especially in Florida where it gets hot). 


Quoting Kurt Wiedenhoeft <kurt at saskia_com>:

> All this talk about CO2 tanks reminds me of something my supplier told
> me the last time I got a CO2 tank. He told me that in Florida it's
> illegal to transport a filled tank in my car ($10,000 fine no less),
> that it should only be transported in an open pickup truck. He said one
> of their customers got stopped by the police after somebody noticed the
> tank in the back of her car at a Wal-mart parking lot (that I can
> believe). 
> 
> I find that really hard to believe, especially since I've never heard
> that when I pick up a propane tank with my car. On the other hand, I'd
> hate to be proved wrong... has anyone else heard this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kurt
> 
> 
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