New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter LXV - Ogdensburg Bridge And Port Authority
Part 5701 - General Traffic Rules
Section 5701.2 - Types of vehicles excluded
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
Vehicles loaded in such a manner or with such materials or so constructed or equipped as possibly to endanger persons or property, or likely to render the use of the facilities unsafe, shall be excluded from use of the facilities, and the transportation of any such vehicle is hereby prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, the following types of vehicles come within the meaning of this section and shall be denied use of the facilities:
(a) vehicles with persons standing on the outside thereof or sitting on the rear with feet dangling;
(b) vehicles having flat tires;
(c) gas-propelled bicycles ridden on the bridge roadway surface;
(d) construction vehicles with metal tires, tracks, or solid rubber tires;
(e) pushcarts, wheelbarrows, bicycles and similar vehicles;
(f) vehicles loaded with garbage, papers, loose hay, straw or loose materials not effectively covered and/or secured;
(g) vehicles loaded with animals or poultry not properly confined;
(h) vehicles overloaded to such an extent that the means of propulsion are insufficient;
(i) vehicles with inadequate brakes;
(j) vehicles which are towing another vehicle with other than a steel tow-bar device connecting same (e.g., ropes and/or chains);
(k) buses with passengers standing between the driver and the front entrance door or so located as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front and sides; and
(l) vehicles emitting excess smoke or gas.
