Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
General. The following types of authorized vehicles may
exercise the special privileges indicated when they are performing the type of
work which is the basis of the vehicle's designation as an authorized vehicle
in §
15.2 (relating to types of
authorized vehicles) and the special privileges can be executed in a reasonable
and safe manner:
(1) Any type of authorized
vehicle, except Types III, VI and VII vehicles, may utilize special median
openings on divided highways designated for emergency and authorized vehicles,
if every precaution is taken to insure the safety of all motorists and
pedestrians.
(2) Types I, II and IV
authorized vehicles may drive on highways, or any part thereof, closed to the
general public when they are performing the type of work which is the basis of
the designation of the vehicle as an authorized vehicle in §
15.2, if the driving can be done
in a reasonable and safe manner.
(3) Type II authorized vehicles registered or
leased by or under contract to the Commonwealth or a political subdivision may
exceed the following statutory weight restrictions when they are performing the
type of work which is the basis of the vehicle's designation as an authorized
vehicle:
(i) Maximum gross weight.
(ii) Registered gross weight.
(iii) Maximum axle weight.
(iv) Maximum wheel load.
(4) An authorized vehicle may disregard the
requirements of
75 Pa.C.S. §
4305
(relating to vehicular hazard signal lamps) when one of the following occur:
(i) A flashing or revolving yellow light is
used;
(ii) An activated arrow board
or temporary arrow sign is used on a one-way roadway in accordance with Chapter
203 (relating to work zone traffic control); or
(iii) The vehicle is on a closed highway or
in an area protected from the traveling public by a barrier or a series of
channelizing devices.
(b)
Special privileges with
lights. The following types of authorized vehicles may exercise the
special privileges indicated when they are performing the type of work which is
the basis of the vehicle's designation as an authorized vehicle in § 15.2,
if the flashing or revolving yellow lights or the red flashing lights on school
buses are activated and the special privileges can be executed in a reasonable
and safe manner:
(1) Types I and II authorized
vehicles may:
(i) Stop, stand or park,
irrespective of official signs or
75 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-9909 (relating to the Vehicle
Code).
(ii) Disregard regulations
governing direction of movement or turning in specified
directions.
(2) Types I,
II and V authorized vehicles may drive slower than the minimum speed
limit.
(3) Type III authorized
vehicles may stop, stand or park irrespective of official signs or
75 Pa.C.S. §§ 101-9909 (relating to the vehicle code). In
addition, if a garbage truck is equipped with special driving controls on the
right side, the operator may:
(i) Drive the
garbage truck by use of the special controls at speeds not exceeding 20 miles
per hour.
(ii) Disregard the
following requirements of
75 Pa.C.S. §
3701
(relating to unattended vehicles):
(A) That
the engine be stopped.
(B) That the
ignition be locked, in a vehicle so equipped, and the key removed from the
ignition.
(4)
Type VII authorized vehicles may stop on the roadway at locations where the
vehicle is not visible from a distance of 500 feet in each direction while
actively engaged in loading or unloading school students if the school bus
on-roadway loading zone has been established under §
104.3 (relating to standards),
with the concurrence of the local authorities as defined in
75 Pa.C.S. §
102
(relating to definitions).
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
104.3 (relating to
standards).
