Ariz. Admin. Code § 17-6-405

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R17-6-405 - Weather Restrictions; Hazardous Conditions

A. Responsibility. A driver of an oversize or overweight vehicle, or vehicle and load combination, shall:

1. Use the criteria provided under subsection (B) to identify unsafe roadway conditions and discontinue transport until safe to continue, and

2. Comply with all official agency weather-related travel advisories prohibiting oversize or overweight transport.

B. Determining conditions. A driver of an oversize or overweight vehicle, or vehicle and load combination, shall not transport under the following hazardous conditions:

Hazardous Conditions:	Possible Causes May Include:
Driver visibility range becomes less than 500 feet	*Blowing dust * Falling snow * Fog * Heavy rain
Road surface condition reduces normal traction	* Snow * Ice * Flooding
A load destabilizing condition endangers road surface or traffic	* High winds * Falling objects

Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-405

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2486, effective September 7, 2013. Renumbered from R17-6-403 and amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 1264, effective 7/8/2022.