Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-305 - Escort Vehicles
A.
Service requirement.
1. A permittee
transporting an oversize or overweight vehicle or load shall use all escort
vehicles required by the Department as a condition of envelope or special
permit issuance under this Chapter.
2. The Department shall determine whether one
or more escort vehicles must accompany an oversize or overweight envelope or
special permitted vehicle by considering the following in relation to the
proposed transport and route:
a. Roadway
dynamics, including surface condition, grade, width, and height
limitations;
b. Overall dimensions
of the vehicle and load;
c. Need
for frequent stops;
d. Concern for
public safety; and
e. Time of
transport.
3. According
to the criteria applicable under subsection (A)(2), the Department shall
require two or more oversize or overweight envelope or special permitted
vehicles traveling together to be accompanied by at least one escort vehicle
per load.
B. Vehicle,
operator, and equipment requirements.
1. A
vehicle qualifies as an escort vehicle if it:
a. Is a passenger car or two-axle truck
operating as a single unit,
b. Is
currently registered, and
c. Meets
insurance requirements as provided by law.
2. An escort vehicle operator, except for a
law enforcement escort, while in service under this Chapter shall:
a. Meet all requirements under A.R.S. §
28-1110,
and maintain certification through a program that meets the escort vehicle
operator training and certification standards of the Commercial Vehicle Safety
Alliance or an equivalent program, whether in this state or another state, that
meets the same objectives;
b. Carry
in the escort vehicle the same emergency equipment required for a truck, truck
tractor, or bus under A.R.S § 28-960 and
49 CFR
393.95, which shall include;
i. Fire extinguishers;
ii. Warning devices for stopped vehicles;
and
iii. Emergency staff-mounted
warning flags;
c. Display
an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign:
i. Constructed for
escort vehicles as provided under
R17-6-303,
Illustration 2;
ii. Mounted above
the vehicle's roofline and visible to approaching traffic from the front and
rear;
iii. Accompanied by two
flags, one mounted on each side of the oversize load sign; and
iv. Concealed when not in use; and
d. Ensure continuous communication
by two-way radio:
i. Capable of transmitting
and receiving a minimum of 1/2 mile; and
ii. Compatible with the two-way radios used
by the driver of the escorted vehicle, law enforcement escorts, and all other
accompanying escort vehicles.
C. Operation.
1. Lighting requirement. While in service, an
escort vehicle operator shall maintain continuous illumination of headlights
and over head warning lights as prescribed under A.R.S. §
28-947.
2. Lead and follow distance. An escort
vehicle operator shall maintain a lead or follow distance from an escorted
vehicle that generally does not exceed 1,500 feet on an open state highway or
250 feet in an urban setting. When determining the appropriate lead or follow
distance, an escort vehicle operator shall:
a. Consider traffic density, road conditions,
road type, speed, and type of load;
b. Ensure constant radio communication with
all escorts and the escorted vehicle; and
c. Maintain visual contact with the escorted
vehicle at all times.
3.
Stop provisions at an intersection with a traffic control signal.
a. When an oversize or overweight envelope or
special permitted vehicle is required to stop, the lead-escort vehicle operator
shall proceed through the intersection and stop safely off the roadway. The
lead-escort vehicle operator shall resume an appropriate lead distance as soon
as is safely possible.
b. When a
following-escort vehicle is required to stop, the driver of the oversize or
overweight envelope or special permitted vehicle shall proceed without
stopping. The following-escort vehicle operator shall resume an appropriate
following distance behind the oversize or overweight envelope or special
permitted vehicle as soon as is safely possible when clear of the
intersection.
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