Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 734 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAY DIVISION
Division 82 - VARIANCE PERMITS ISSUED FOR NON-DIVISIBLE LOADS AND ROAD USE ASSESSMENT FEES
Section 734-082-0023 - Weather Restrictions
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 734-082-0023
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Movement of a vehicle or combination of vehicles exceeding eight feet six inches in width is prohibited:
(a) When road
surfaces are hazardous due to ice, snow or frost;
(b) When visibility is less than 500 feet due
to snow, mist, rain, dust, smoke, fog or other atmospheric conditions;
or
(c) When wind or other
conditions exist which could cause the vehicle or vehicles to swerve, to whip,
to sway, or fail to follow substantially in the path of the towing
vehicle.
(2) To assist the permittee in complying with restrictions caused by weather conditions, the Department of Transportation may place signs in areas where winter weather or wind conditions may cause travel to be hazardous. In addition to the prohibitions found in section (1) of the rule, when restrictions are displayed, movement of overwidth vehicles or combinations of vehicles is prohibited.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 184.616, 814.619 & 818.200
Stats. Implemented: ORS 818.200 & 818.220
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