99- 420 C.M.R. ch. 1, § 7 - Prohibited Vehicles
No person shall operate any of the following on the Turnpike:
A. Bicycles or tricycles,
with or without motors, and motor driven cycles, including motor
scooters.
B. Animal drawn
vehicles.
C. Animals - led, ridden,
or driven.
D. Vehicles loaded with
animals or poultry not properly confined.
E. Vehicles with flat pneumatic
tires.
F. Farm
implements.
G. Vehicles in the
charge of intoxicated or otherwise impaired operators.
H. Vehicles with improperly secured loads
which may shift or litter the highway.
I. Vehicles with metal tires or which have
solid tires worn to metal.
J.
Rollers, graders, power shovels, or other construction equipment, either
self-propelled or in tow of another vehicle, unless such equipment is either
(i) truck mounted and such truck can be operated at a minimum speed of
forty-five (45) miles per hour while traveling on the Turnpike, weather and
road conditions permitting, or (ii) owned or controlled by the Authority or by
any contractor in connection with the performance of work authorized by the
Authority.
K. Vehicles exceeding
the maximum weights allowed on State highways under the motor vehicles laws of
the State of Maine in effect from time to time, unless accompanied by an
overweight permit issued by the State of Maine Department of
Transportation.
L. Vehicles
including any load thereon exceeding the following maximum dimensions, unless
permitted pursuant to Rule
10 of the Rules Governing Use
of the Maine Turnpike:
Height |
13 feet 6 inches |
Width |
8 feet 6 inches |
Length |
The maximum allowable lengths permitted on Interstate highways and other limited access roadways in Maine pursuant to the motor vehicle laws of the State of Maine, as in effect from time to time, without overlength permit. |
M.
Disabled vehicles in tow by tow-rope or chain.
N. Any vehicle which may be unsafe or
hazardous to persons or property, except as permits for the transportation of
radioactive material may be issued in accordance with the provisions contained
in Section
11.
O. Any vehicle whose use is banned on similar
interstate highways in Maine under state or federal law or regulation, whether
because of the controlled access nature of the highway, the speed limit of the
highway, or any other factor.
P.
Any class of vehicle which may be prohibited by resolution of the Authority
from time to time due to a finding by the Authority that said class of vehicle
presents a safety hazard, is liable to cause unwarranted damage to the highway
or otherwise interferes with the operation of the Maine Turnpike.
Notes
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