Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part II - Turnpike Commission › Chapter 601 - TRAFFIC REGULATIONS › GENERAL › Section 601.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this part, have the
													 following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Acceleration lane
-A speed change lane for the
													 purpose of:
(i) Enabling a vehicle entering a roadway to increase
											  its speed to a rate at which it can safely merge with through traffic.
(ii) Providing the necessary merging distance.
(iii) Giving the main roadway traffic the necessary time and distance to
											  make appropriate adjustments.
Commission
-The Pennsylvania Turnpike
													 Commission.
Deceleration lane
-The portion of the roadway
													 adjoining the traveled way constructed for the purpose of enabling a vehicle that is exiting a roadway to
													 slow to a safe speed after it has left the mainstream of traffic.
Hazardous material
-An explosive, blasting agent,
													 flammable liquid, combustible liquid, flammable solid, flammable and nonflammable compressed gas, corrosive
													 material, poison, poison gas, irritant, oxidizer, organic peroxide, radioactive material, etiologic agent or
													 other regulated material defined in 49 CFR Chapter I (relating to pipeline and hazardous materials safety
													 administration, Department of Transportation) whether a material, a substance or a waste product.
Over-dimensional/overweight vehicle
-A vehicle or
													 combination of vehicles, including the load carried thereon, which exceeds any one of the following: 100,000
													 pounds in maximum gross weight, 22,400 pounds maximum gross weight carried upon any one axle, 13 feet 6
													 inches in height, 10 feet in width, 85 feet in overall length, or which has a load or part thereof extending
													 5 feet or more beyond the front bumper or 15 feet or more beyond the rear bumper. The front and rear overhang
													 of stinger steered vehicles, as defined in  23 CFR 658.13(e)  (relating to length), may not be included in
													 calculating the overall length of the stinger steered vehicle, as long as the front overhang does not exceed
													 3 feet and the rear overhang does not exceed 4 feet.
Recreational vehicle
-A multipurpose passenger
													 vehicle that provides living accommodations for persons or an apportionable vehicle designed or converted and
													 used exclusively for personal pleasure or travel by an individual or the individual-s family.
Shoulder
-The portion of the highway, contiguous to
													 the roadway, for accommodation of stopped vehicles, for emergency use and for lateral support of the
													 roadway.
Tandem
-A truck tractor, semitrailer and
													 trailer.
Traffic lane
-A strip of roadway intended to
													 accommodate the forward movement of a single line of vehicles.
Turnpike System
-The limited access highway
													 maintained and constructed by the Commission, extending eastward from the Ohio line to the New Jersey line
													 and northward from a point near Norristown, Pennsylvania to a point near Scranton, Pennsylvania and other
													 extensions thereto, which have been or may hereafter be designated as part of the Turnpike System by the
													 Legislature.
Unsafe vehicle
-A vehicle which does not comply with
													 Chapter 175 (relating to vehicle equipment and inspection) or with an equipment requirement of this part, or
													 a vehicle which poses a driving hazard to the vehicle's occupants or to other motorists.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
												601.15 (relating to vehicles
						excluded from the Turnpike).