PRINTER'S NO. 2232
No. 1778 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY KUKOVICH, JUNE 28, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 28, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, providing for warning devices for certain farm
3 equipment vehicles.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4921(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 4921. Width of vehicles.
9 * * *
10 (b) Special vehicles.--
11 (1) Any implement of husbandry or vehicle loaded with
12 vegetable produce or forage crops and not exceeding ten feet
13 in width may be driven, hauled or towed between sunrise and
14 sunset on highways other than freeways.
15 (2) Any implement of husbandry not exceeding 14 feet 6
16 inches in width may be driven, hauled or towed between
17 sunrise and sunset on highways other than freeways if
18 preceded by a lead vehicle prominently displaying a warning
1 device or, if such implement of husbandry is in tow, then the
2 vehicle that is towing shall display proper warning devices
3 to oncoming traffic between:
4 (i) Parts of one farm owned or operated by the owner
5 of the implement of husbandry.
6 (ii) Farms owned or operated by the owner of the
7 implement of husbandry located not more than 25 miles
8 apart.
9 (iii) (A) Farms; or
10 (B) a farm and a place of business of a mechanic
11 or dealer in implements of husbandry;
12 located not more than 100 miles away for the purpose of
13 buying, selling, trading, loaning and leasing,
14 demonstrating, repairing or servicing the implement of
15 husbandry.
16 (3) Special mobile equipment not exceeding nine feet two
17 inches in width may be driven, hauled or towed between
18 sunrise and sunset on highways other than freeways.
19 (4) The department may regulate the operation of special
20 vehicles subject to this subsection which regulations may
21 prohibit the operation of special vehicles on certain days or
22 during certain hours.
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24 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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