71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 4030
 
                           A-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 3662
                  Ordered by the House April 27
            Including House Amendments dated April 27
 
Sponsored by Representative BROWN
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Defines stinger-steered. Allows combination of vehicles that is
stinger-steered to be 65 feet long. Increases allowable length
for other combinations of vehicles. { +  Permits local government
to regulate combination of vehicles, including load, that exceeds
50 feet. + }
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to combinations of vehicles; creating new provisions;
  and amending ORS 818.080.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 801. + }
  SECTION 2.  { +  ' Stinger-steered' in relation to a
combination of vehicles means that the coupling device on the
power unit is located back of the tread of the tires of the last
axle. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 818.080 is amended to read:
  818.080.  { + (1) + } This   { - section - }  { +
subsection + } establishes maximum size limits for purposes of
ORS 818.090. Except where an exemption under ORS 818.100
specifically provides otherwise, any vehicle or load thereon that
exceeds a maximum allowable size as determined by any of the
following tables exceeds the maximum size limits for purposes of
ORS 818.090:
    { - (1) - }  { +  (a) + } A vehicle or combination of
vehicles, as appropriate, exceeds the maximum allowable size if a
dimension of the vehicle, combination of vehicles or load thereon
is beyond an applicable maximum size allowable on the following
table:
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                             TABLE I
 
 
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Dimension Limit applicMaximum:
limited:             allowable
                      size, in
                     feet, for
                     dimension
                      limited:
 
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(1)Total
   outside
 
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   width..Any vehicle..    8¼
 
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(2)Height,
   including
 
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   load...Any vehicle..   14
 
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(3)Length.Any vehicle
 
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          operating singly40
 
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          Vehicle in
          combination
 
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          of vehicles..   40
 
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          Combination of
          vehicles,
 
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          including load    { -
50 - }
  { +
 60 + }
           { +
Combination of + }
           { +
vehicles that includes + }
           { +
a stinger-steered + }
           { +
pole trailer + }
          ............. { +
65 + }
 
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 (4Length of
   load on
 
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   vehicleAny vehicle
 
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          operating
          singly or as a
          unit in
          a combination
 
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          of vehicles..   40
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The maximum limit on height under the table in this
 { - subsection - }  { + paragraph + } does not relieve the owner
or driver of any vehicle or combination of vehicles from the
exercise of due care in determining that sufficient vertical
clearance is provided upon the highways and streets where the
vehicle or combination of vehicles is being operated.
    { - (2) - }  { +  (b) + } A vehicle or combination of
vehicles, as appropriate, exceeds the maximum allowable size if a
portion of the vehicle, combination of vehicles or load thereon
is subject to a limitation under the following table and that
portion extends farther than the maximum limit of allowable
extension beyond a designated point as determined by the
following table:
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                            TABLE II
 
 
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DesignatedLimittapplicMaximum:
                      limit of
                     allowable
                     extension
                       beyond
                     designated
                       point:
 
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 (1Line of left
   fenders of
 
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   vehicle.Load on any
 
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           passenger
 
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           vehicle....No
 
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                      allowable
                      extension
                      beyond
                      designated
                      point.
 
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 (2Line of right
   fenders of
   vehicle.Load on any
 
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           passenger
           vehicle....6 inches
 
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 (3Front of
   vehicle.Load on
 
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           any vehicle
           or combination
           of vehicles4 feet
 
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 (4Last axle of
   vehicle
   operating
   singly..Any portion of
 
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           vehicle or any
           load thereoThree-
 
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                      fourths the
                      length
                      of the
                      wheelbase
                      of the
                      vehicle.
 
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 (5Last axle of
   combination
   of vehicAny portion of
 
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           combination of
           vehicles or any
           load thereoOne-third
 
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                      of the
                      length
                      of the
                      wheelbase
                      of the
                      combination
                      of vehicles.
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   { +  (2) Notwithstanding Table I in subsection (1)(a) of this
section, a road authority may, by ordinance or by posting signs,
prohibit a combination of vehicles, including load, that is
longer than 50 feet. + }
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DSMKIF505E CONTROL WORD PARAMETER MISSING.
DSMMOM395I '.HALF' LINE 50: .if  = MEDIUM
DSMMOM397I '.HALF' WAS IMBEDDED AT LINE 53 OF 'HB3662P'
DSMKIF505E CONTROL WORD PARAMETER MISSING.
DSMMOM395I '.HALF' LINE 70: .if  = BOLD
DSMMOM397I '.HALF' WAS IMBEDDED AT LINE 53 OF 'HB3662P'
DSMKIF505E CONTROL WORD PARAMETER MISSING.
DSMMOM395I '.HALF' LINE 90: .if  = 8
DSMMOM397I '.HALF' WAS IMBEDDED AT LINE 53 OF 'HB3662P'
DSMKIF505E CONTROL WORD PARAMETER MISSING.
DSMMOM395I '.HALF' LINE 120: .if  = 9
DSMMOM397I '.HALF' WAS IMBEDDED AT LINE 53 OF 'HB3662P'
DSMKIF505E CONTROL WORD PARAMETER MISSING.
DSMMOM395I '.HALF' LINE 150: .if  = 10
DSMMOM397I '.HALF' WAS IMBEDDED AT LINE 53 OF 'HB3662P'
DSMKIF505E CONTROL WORD PARAMETER MISSING.
DSMMOM395I '.HALF' LINE 180: .if  = 12
DSMMOM397I '.HALF' WAS IMBEDDED AT LINE 53 OF 'HB3662P'