Load, height and width; special permits

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  • (a) The over-all measurement of the bodies of all motor vehicles, including all extensions, shall not exceed 8 feet in width, and no load shall extend beyond the body width.

  • (b) Any load extending more than 5 feet beyond the front or rear of the body length shall be provided with a red flag on the extension in the daytime, and red light at night.

  • (c) No motor vehicle including a load thereon shall exceed a height of 13 feet, six inches.

  • (d) No truck shall at any time draw more than one trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle.

  • (e) The Police Commissioner shall regulate, by permit, the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways that do not meet the requirements of this section. In granting a permit the Commissioner shall prescribe a time period when the permit shall be in effect and such other conditions as he may deem necessary to insure that such motor vehicle can be operated in a manner which will not impede traffic or increase the hazard to traffic.


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