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Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 189 - HAULING IN EXCESS OF POSTED WEIGHT LIMIT › Section 189.1 - Scope; authority

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(a) This
					 chapter regulates the use of highways posted with weight restrictions
					 authorized under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902 by
					 vehicles and combinations having a gross weight in excess of the posted weight
					 limit, and applies to both State highways and highways under the jurisdiction
					 of local authorities.
(b) This
					 chapter is promulgated under authority of
					 75 Pa.C.S. §§
												4902 and
					 6103.
(c) The provisions of this chapter apply to
					 bridges located on posted highways but do not apply to bridges posted
					 independently of highways.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 189 - HAULING IN EXCESS OF POSTED WEIGHT LIMIT › Section 189.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Excess maintenance
-Maintenance or
						restoration or both (but not betterment) of a posted highway in excess of
						normal maintenance, caused by use of over-posted-weight vehicles.
Local traffic
-The following shall be
						regarded as local traffic for the purposes of §
											189.3 (relating to local
						traffic):
(1) Emergency
					 vehicles.
(2) School
					 buses.
(3) Vehicles and
					 combinations of governmental agencies and utilities or their contractors
					 engaged in construction or maintenance on a posted highway or in a location
					 which can be reached only via a posted highway.
(4) Vehicles and combinations going to or
					 coming from a residence, commercial establishment, or farm located on a posted
					 highway or which can be reached only via a posted highway.
Normal maintenance
-The usual and typical
						activities necessary to maintain the roadway, shoulders and drainage facilities
						in the state of repair existing at the date of the inspection prescribed in
						§
											189.4(f)(1)
						(relating to use under permit).
Over-posted-weight vehicle
-A vehicle or
						combination having a gross weight in excess of a posted weight limit.
Posted highway
-A highway having a posted
						weight limit.
Posted weight limit
-A restricted weight
						limit posted on a highway under authority of
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902.
Posting authority
-The Department, as to
						State designated highways and local authorities, as to all other streets and
						highways.
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code §
													190.3 (relating to local traffic
						  and Letters of Local Determination).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 189 - HAULING IN EXCESS OF POSTED WEIGHT LIMIT › Section 189.3 - Local traffic

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(a)
General rule.
Over-posted-weight local traffic may exceed
					 posted weight limits unless the posting authority determines that an
					 over-posted-weight vehicle or vehicles being driven to or from a particular
					 destination or destinations are likely to damage the highway.
(b)
Vehicles determined likely to
					 damage highway.
If the posting authority determines that one or more
					 over-posted-weight vehicles are likely to damage the highway, the posting
					 authority will so notify the registrants of the over-posted-weight vehicles or
					 owners of the destination or destinations, or both, and will also notify State
					 and local police. After 2 business days following delivery of the notice, or
					 after 5 days following mailing of the notice, such over-posted-weight vehicles
					 shall not exceed the posted weight limits except in accordance with the
					 provisions of §
											189.4 (relating to use under
					 permit).
(c)
Proof of local
					 traffic status.
The following types of documents will constitute
					 evidence that a vehicle is local traffic:
(1)
					 A bill of lading, shipping order or similar document which shows a destination
					 on the posted highway.
(2)
					 Certification by the permittee or an official of a permittee company on the
					 company letterhead describing the local traffic nature of the activity which
					 the vehicle is engaged in.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 189 - HAULING IN EXCESS OF POSTED WEIGHT LIMIT › Section 189.4 - Use under permit

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(a)
General rule.
No over-posted-weight vehicle, except local
					 traffic authorized under §
											189.3(a)
					 (relating to local traffic), shall be driven on a posted highway with a gross
					 weight in excess of the posted weight limit unless the posting authority has
					 issued a permit for the vehicle or vehicles in accordance with this
					 section.
(b)
Types of
					 permits.
Types of permits shall include the following:
(1) A Type 1 permit authorizes use of a
					 particular posted highway or portion thereof by an over-posted-weight vehicle.
					 It is valid only when carried in the over-posted-weight vehicle.
(2) A Type 2 permit authorizes use of a
					 particular posted highway or portion thereof by any number of
					 over-posted-weight vehicles being driven to or from a common destination.
(i) Documents of the type set forth in §
													189.3(c)
					 (relating to local traffic) will constitute evidence of the destination of a
					 vehicle.
(ii) A Type 2 permit will
					 be issued only upon request of the permittee and if the posting authority
					 determines that it is not feasible to issue a Type 1 permit for each vehicle,
					 for example, most over-posted-weight vehicles hauling to and from the place of
					 business of the permittee belong to or are hauling under contract with
					 customers or suppliers of the permittee.
(3) A Type 3 permit authorizes use of a
					 number of specified posted highways or portions thereof by an
					 over-posted-weight vehicle.
(i) A Type 3
					 permit is valid only when carried in the over-posted-weight vehicle.
(ii) A Type 3 permit is issued only if the
					 posting authority determines that damage to the posted highway covered by the
					 permit will be minimal because of the limited number of moves by
					 over-posted-weight vehicles and short term use of the highways anticipated by
					 the permittee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 190 - LETTER OF LOCAL DETERMINATION-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 190.1 - Purpose

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(a) This chapter is
					 adopted under section 7 of Act 13 and section 33 of the act of November 25,
					 2013 (P. L. 974, No. 89) (75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902 (relating to restrictions on use of
					 highways and bridges)). The purpose of this chapter is to provide guidance for
					 the implementation of a program to provide Letters of Local Determination
					 identifying particular vehicles, routes or uses as local in nature to provide
					 exemption from the requirements of Chapter 189 (relating to hauling in excess
					 of posted weight limit).
(b) This
					 chapter only applies to Chapter 189 and does not apply to roads and bridges
					 posted under Chapters 191 and 193 (relating to authorization to use bridges
					 posted due to condition of bridge; and authorization to use highways posted due
					 to traffic conditions).
(c) The
					 policies and procedures in this chapter are intended to supplement existing
					 requirements. Nothing in this chapter will affect regulatory requirements. This
					 chapter is not an adjudication or a regulation. This chapter establishes the
					 framework within which the Department will exercise its administrative
					 discretion. The Department reserves the discretion to deviate from this chapter
					 if circumstances warrant.
(d)
					 Letters of Local Determination do not apply to local authorities unless the
					 local authority elects to enact an ordinance adopting the policies and
					 procedures as such.
The provisions of this §
													190.1 amended under section 7 of
						  the act of February 14, 2012 (P. L. 87, No. 13), the act of November 25, 2013
						  (P. L. 974, No. 89) and the Vehicle Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														4902 and
						  6103.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 190 - LETTER OF LOCAL DETERMINATION-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 190.3 - Local traffic and Letters of Local Determination

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(a)
Self certification as local
					 traffic.
A hauling activity, but not hauling activity related to
					 natural resource development, harvesting or extraction, going to or coming from
					 a site, may be self-certified as local traffic if it meets the definition of
					 "local traffic" in §
											189.2 (relating to definitions),
					 the provisions of §
											189.3(c)
					 (relating to local traffic) or as specifically provided in
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902
					 (relating to restrictions on use of highways and bridges).
(1) An application to the Department or
					 Letter of Local Determination is not necessary.
(2) If a completed application for a Letter
					 of Local Determination is submitted by the hauler, the Department may, at its
					 discretion, issue a Letter of Local Determination.
(3) Timber and coal local traffic routes are
					 limited to only delivery or pickup of:
(i)
					 Logs and other forest products on one or more posted highways required to
					 travel to or from a permanent forest product processing mill to or from the
					 nearest nonposted highway by the most direct route possible.
(ii) Coal on those posted roads required to
					 travel to or from a permanent coal reprocessing and preparation plant to or
					 from the nearest nonposted highway by the most direct route possible. Hauling
					 in excess of a posted weight limit related to delivery or pickup of coal to or
					 from permanent coal reprocessing and preparation plants may qualify as local
					 only when the permanent coal reprocessing and preparation plant is not on the
					 same posted highway as a site at which coal is
					 extracted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 190 - LETTER OF LOCAL DETERMINATION-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 190.4 - Use of Letters of Local Determination

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A Letter of Local Determination, proof of ownership or
						authorized use of the vehicle, evidence under §
											189.3(c)
						(relating to local traffic) and additional documents required by the Department
						must be carried in the vehicle at all times while traveling on the
						weight-restricted highways identified within the Letter of Local
						Determination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 190 - LETTER OF LOCAL DETERMINATION-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 190.5 - Revocation of Letter of Local Determination

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(a) If the Department determines that
					 over-posted-weight vehicle or hauling activity for which a Letter of Local
					 Determination has been issued is likely to or has caused damage to a posted
					 highway, the Department may revoke the Letter of Local Determination in a
					 manner consistent with §
											189.3(b)
					 (relating to local traffic).
(b) A
					 Letter of Local Determination issued under §
											190.3(b)(1)(i)
					 (relating to local traffic and Letters of Local Determination) will be revoked
					 if the bonding of a road by unconventional oil and gas development companies
					 specified in the Letter of Local Determination terminates. This subsection does
					 not prohibit the hauler from applying for a subsequent Letter of Local
					 Determination under § 190.3(b)(1)(ii) or (2).
(c) A hauler who has had a Letter of Local
					 Determination revoked may apply for a permit under Chapter 189 (relating to
					 hauling in excess of posted weight limit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 191 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE BRIDGES POSTED DUE TO CONDITION OF BRIDGE › Section 191.1 - Purpose and authority

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(a)
Purpose.
This chapter regulates the use of bridges posted
					 under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902(a) (relating to
					 restrictions on use of highways and bridges) by vehicles or combinations having
					 a gross weight in excess of the posted weight limit or a physical dimension in
					 excess of the posted size restriction.
(b)
Authority.
This chapter
					 is promulgated under authority of
					 75 Pa.C.S. §§
												4902(c) and
					 (f) (relating to restrictions on use of
					 highways and bridges), and 6103 (relating to promulgation of rules and
					 regulations by department) and shall apply to all bridges posted under
					 authority of section 4902(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 191 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE BRIDGES POSTED DUE TO CONDITION OF BRIDGE › Section 191.2 - Definitions

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Words and terms used in this chapter, shall have the same
						meanings as they have in 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to Vehicle Code), except the
						following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Local authorities
-State agencies other
						than the Department, and county, municipal, and other boards or bodies having
						authority to enact restrictions relating to traffic; the term shall include
						colleges, universities, public or private schools, and public or historical
						parks.
Over-posted-size vehicle or
						combination
-A vehicle or combination including its load with a
						physical dimension-such as length, width, height, turning radius, or vehicle
						underclearance-in excess or in violation of a posted bridge size
						restriction.
Over-posted-weight vehicle or
						combination
-A vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess
						of a posted bridge weight limit.
Posted bridge
-A bridge which has signs
						erected in accordance with
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902
						(relating to restrictions on use of highways and bridges), indicating the
						maximum weight or size of vehicles or combinations that are permitted on or
						under the bridge.
Posting authority
-The Department as to
						bridges on State-designated highways and local authorities as to all other
						posted bridges.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 191 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE BRIDGES POSTED DUE TO CONDITION OF BRIDGE › Section 191.3 - Permitted use of posted bridges

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(a)
General rule.
The posting authority may permit an
					 over-posted-weight or over-posted-size vehicle or combination to use a bridge
					 posted under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902(a) (relating to
					 restrictions on use of highways and bridges) if it determines that:
(1) for all practical purposes, the vehicle
					 or combination can reach its destination only via the posted bridge;
					 and
(2) analysis of the number of
					 axles, axle weights, distance between axles, height, width and other data
					 indicates that the vehicle or combination will not have a detrimental effect on
					 the bridge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 191 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE BRIDGES POSTED DUE TO CONDITION OF BRIDGE › Section 191.4 - Application procedure and administrative fees

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(a)
Application procedure.
All inquiries regarding the issuance of permits discussed in this chapter
					 should be made to the appropriate Engineering District Office as indicated in
					 Appendix A for bridges on State-designated highways, and to the appropriate
					 local authorities for all other bridges. A separate application shall be
					 required for each posted bridge and for each vehicle or combination.
(b)
Administrative fees.
An
					 administrative fee will be charged for the issuance of each permit discussed in
					 this chapter and a check for the applicable fee shall be included with the
					 application. For bridges on State-designated highways, the fee shall be $15 for
					 a single trip-once in each direction-or $50 for a limited number of trips
					 during a 12-month period or an unlimited number of trips during a period not to
					 exceed three months. Fees for permits to use bridges under the jurisdiction of
					 local authorities shall not be greater than those charged by the
					 Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 193 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE HIGHWAYS POSTED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS › Section 193.1 - Purpose and authority

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(a)
Purpose.
This chapter regulates the use of highways posted
					 under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902(b) (relating to
					 restrictions on use of highways and bridges) by vehicles or combinations having
					 a gross weight in excess of the posted weight limit or a physical dimension in
					 excess of the posted size restriction.
(b)
Authority.
This chapter
					 is promulgated under authority of
					 75 Pa.C.S. §§
												4902(c) and
					 (f) (relating to restrictions on use of
					 highways and bridges), and 6103 (relating to promulgation of rules and
					 regulations by department) and shall apply to all highways posted under
					 authority of
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902(b).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 193 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE HIGHWAYS POSTED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS › Section 193.2 - Definitions

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Words and terms used in this chapter shall have the same
						meanings as they have in 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicle code), except the
						following words and terms have the meanings indicated:
Exempt vehicles
-The following vehicles
						are exempt vehicles:
(i) Emergency
					 vehicles.
(ii) School buses
					 operating on regular routes.
(iii)
					 Vehicles and combinations of governmental agencies and utilities or their
					 contractors engaged in construction, maintenance or utility operations on or
					 along a posted highway or in a location which can be reached only by a posted
					 highway.
Local authorities
-State agencies other
						than the Department, and county, municipal, and other boards or bodies having
						authority to enact restrictions relating to traffic; the term includes
						colleges, universities, public or private schools, and public or historical
						parks.
Local traffic
-Vehicles and combinations
						going to or coming from a residence, commercial or industrial establishment, or
						farm located on or within the immediate vicinity of a posted highway or which
						can only be reached by a posted highway.
Over-posted-size vehicle or
						combination
-A vehicle or combination including its load with a
						physical dimension-such as length, width, height, turning radius or vehicle
						underclearance-in excess or in violation of the posted highway size
						restriction.
Over-posted-weight vehicle or
						combination
-A vehicle or combination having a gross weight in excess
						of the posted highway weight restriction.
Pilot car
-A convoying vehicle provided
						by the permittee in order to warn the traveling public of an over-posted-weight
						or over-posted-size vehicle or combination, which may be slow moving or
						travelling in other than the normal traffic lane.
Posted highway
-A highway which has signs
						erected in accordance with
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902
						(relating to restrictions on use of highways and bridges), indicating the
						maximum weight or size of vehicles or combinations that are permitted on the
						highway. The term includes bridges on the posted highway unless specifically
						exempted by the posting authority.
Posting authority
-The Department as to
						State-designated highways, and local authorities as to other posted
						highways.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 193 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE HIGHWAYS POSTED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS › Section 193.3 - Permitted use of posted highways

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(a)
General rule.
The posting authority may permit
					 over-posted-weight or over-posted-size local traffic to use a highway posted
					 under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4902(b) (relating to
					 restrictions on use of highways and bridges) if it determines that the vehicle
					 or combination is unlikely to create a hazard due to the driver's thorough
					 knowledge of the hazardous traffic conditions or other safety factors which are
					 the basis for the restriction.
(b)
Number of trips.
The permit may authorize a single trip, or an
					 unlimited number of trips during a 12-month period.
(c)
Liability.
The permittee
					 shall be liable for damage to the posted highway as well as personal injury or
					 property damage, and shall provide the insurance or security the posting
					 authority may require to guarantee payment of any damage to persons and
					 property who or which may be injured as a result of the permitted
					 use.
(d)
Restrictions.
When permitting use of a posted highway, the
					 posting authority may stipulate one or more restrictions including, but not
					 limited to, the following:
(1) Special vehicle
					 stopping locations.
(2) Maximum
					 speed or special gearing, or both.
(3) Special inspection of brakes, tires,
					 steering mechanism and coupling devices.
(4) One or more pilot cars.
(5) The use of traffic control persons to
					 regulate and control other traffic.
(6) Specific days of the week, days of the
					 year or time of day when approval is not authorized.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 193 - AUTHORIZATION TO USE HIGHWAYS POSTED DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS › Section 193.4 - Application procedure and administrative fees

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(a)
Application procedure.
All inquiries regarding the issuance of permits discussed in this chapter
					 should be made to the appropriate Engineering District Office for
					 State-designated highways as indicated in Appendix A to Chapter 191 (relating
					 to authorization to use bridges posted due to condition of bridge) and to the
					 appropriate local authorities for other highways. A separate application shall
					 be required for each posted highway section and for each vehicle or
					 combination.
(b)
Administrative fee.
An administrative fee will be charged for
					 the issuance of each permit discussed in this chapter and a check for the
					 applicable fee shall be included with the application. For State-designated
					 highways, the fee shall be $15 for a single trip-once in each direction-or $50
					 for an unlimited number of trips during a 12-month period. Fees for permits to
					 use highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities may not be greater
					 than those charged by the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 195 - TOW TRUCK IDENTIFICATION SIGNS › Section 195.1 - Purpose; authority

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(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards
					 for the identifying signs required to be placed on both sides of commercial
					 wreckers by
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												4573
					 (relating to identification of certain vehicles).
(b)
Authority.
This chapter
					 is authorized under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
												6103(a) (relating to
					 promulgation of rules and regulations by department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 195 - TOW TRUCK IDENTIFICATION SIGNS › Section 195.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Wrecker
-A motor vehicle designed or
						constructed and used for the towing of abandoned or disabled
						vehicles.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 195 - TOW TRUCK IDENTIFICATION SIGNS › Section 195.3 - Sign standards

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(a)
General rule.
A wrecker used commercially to tow motor
					 vehicles shall have the name of the business or person operating the wrecker
					 designated on each side of the wrecker in a prominent location in letters not
					 less than 3 inches high. The name may be printed on the wrecker or may be
					 contained on signs affixed to the wrecker.
(b)
Exception.
The signs on
					 a wrecker having otherwise acceptable signs on August 1, 1981 may have letters
					 less than 3 inches, but at least 2 inches high.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 202 - APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR PEDALCYCLES ON STATE-DESIGNATED FREEWAYS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 202.1 - Exception to prohibition

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Under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												3511(a) (relating to
						pedacycles prohibited on freeways), a person may not operate or ride a
						pedalcycle on a freeway within this Commonwealth. A pedalcycle is a vehicle
						that is propelled solely by human-powered pedals. However,
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												3511(b) does permit
						pedalcycle operation for processions or events of National, State or regional
						interest and for operation by a pedalcycler who is 16 years of age or older or
						is accompanied by a pedalcycler 18 years of age or older on routes for which
						the Department of Transportation determines there is no safe, reasonable
						alternate route.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 202 - APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR PEDALCYCLES ON STATE-DESIGNATED FREEWAYS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 202.2 - Permit application review process

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(a) A permit for pedalcycle operation on a
					 freeway under State jurisdiction shall comply with the following application
					 review process:
(1) The applicant shall
					 provide, on a form provided by the Department of Transportation (Department),
					 the following information:
(i) A description
					 of the proposed route, referenced by interchange names or numbers, or both.
					 State route and section numbers, obtainable from a district office, may also be
					 used.
(ii) A justification of the
					 route request and a statement as to why an alternate route is not practical or
					 possible. Plans, contour maps, photographs and other documentation may be
					 included.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 202 - APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR PEDALCYCLES ON STATE-DESIGNATED FREEWAYS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 202.3 - Assistance by Department

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The Department of Transportation (Department) will make
						every reasonable effort to assist and work with an applicant to solicit
						pertinent information so that the Department can make a well informed decision.
						Each application will be judged on the merits on a case by case basis. When an
						application has been approved and before the scheduled event, the Department
						will erect signs at both the ramp entrance and exit points indicating that
						permission has been granted for pedalcycles to use the route and notifying
						motorists of the presence of pedalcyclists.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 202 - APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FOR PEDALCYCLES ON STATE-DESIGNATED FREEWAYS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 202.4 - Appeal of denial of application

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If an application is denied, the applicant may appeal the
						decision of the Department of Transportation (Department) by submitting, within
						20 days of the Department's decision, a written request for an administrative
						hearing to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation,
						Administrative Docket Clerk, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street,
						9th Floor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0096. The applicant's written request
						shall be accompanied by a $100 filing fee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes the requirements which a
						municipality shall meet to be qualified for certification by the Department to
						install or modify traffic signals on local highways in the municipality without
						prior approval of the Department under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												6122(a)(2) (relating to
						authority to erect traffic-control devices).
The provisions of this §
													205.1 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  6122(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Department
-The Department of
						Transportation of the Commonwealth.
Department manuals
-Reference materials,
						consisting of handbooks, specifications, standards and guidelines, developed by
						the Department for use by State and municipal engineering personnel involved in
						the design, location, installation, operation and maintenance of traffic
						signals or traffic signal systems, or both.
First class city
-A city containing a
						population of 1 million or more.
Municipality
-A county, city, borough,
						incorporated town or township.
Municipal traffic engineer
-An employe
						of, or a consulting traffic engineer on retainer to, a municipality or a
						council of governments, established under the act of July 12, 1972 (P. L. 762,
						No. 180) (53 P. S. §§
												481-490), known as the Intergovernmental
						Cooperation Law, meeting the education, experience and responsibility
						requirements in §§
											205.4 and
						205.5 (relating to municipal
						traffic engineer education and experience; and municipal traffic engineer
						responsibilities).
Second class city
-A city containing a
						population of under 1 million but more than 500,000.
Secretary
-The Secretary of the
						Department.
State Traffic Engineer
-The Chief of the
						Traffic Engineering and Operations Division, Bureau of Maintenance and
						Operations, Department of Transportation.
Traffic signal
-A power operated traffic
						control device, except a sign, warning light, arrow panel or steady burn
						electric lamp, by which traffic is warned or directed to take some specific
						action. The term includes electrically or mechanically operated traffic control
						signals, pedestrian signals, beacons, lane use control signals, movable bridge
						signals, emergency traffic signals, fire house warning devices, ramp and
						highway metering signals and weigh station signals.
The provisions of this §
													205.2 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  6122(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.3 - Municipal responsibilities

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(a)
General
. A municipality or one or more municipalities
					 represented by a council of governments desiring certification under this
					 chapter shall:
(1) Adopt the nationally
					 recommended Model Traffic Ordinance (MTO); or, as a minimum, officially charge
					 its municipal traffic engineer with the responsibilities in §
												205.5(a) 
					 (relating to municipal traffic engineer responsibilities), as provided in
					 sections 2-10 of the MTO.
(2)
					 Insure that work performed under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													6122(a)(2) (relating to
					 authority to erect traffic-control devices) is in conformance with Department
					 regulations, standards and manuals governing the installation, modification and
					 maintenance of traffic signals.
(3)
					 Insure that every effort is made to upgrade traffic signals within municipal
					 boundaries to meet and be in conformance with national or State standards, or
					 both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.4 - Municipal traffic engineer education and experience

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(a)
General.
A municipal
					 traffic engineer shall possess a bachelor's degree with major course work in
					 engineering and at least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in
					 engineering, two of which shall have been in the traffic engineering
					 field-appropriate graduate study may be substituted for the required experience
					 on a year-for-year basis; or a combination of engineering education and
					 appropriate engineering and traffic engineering experience comparable to the
					 requirements of this subsection-experience may be substituted for undergraduate
					 study on a two-for-one year basis.
(b)
License.
A municipal
					 traffic engineer shall possess a professional engineer's license issued by the
					 State Registration Board for Professional Engineers.
This section in 67 Pa. Code §
													205.2 (relating to
						  definitions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.5 - Municipal traffic engineer responsibilities

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(a)
General
. A municipal
					 traffic engineer has the responsibility, as provided in the Model Traffic
					 Ordinance, to:
(1) Determine the installation
					 and proper timing and maintenance of traffic signals.
(2) Conduct engineering analysis of traffic
					 accidents and devise remedial measures.
(3) Conduct engineering investigations of
					 traffic conditions.
(4) Plan the
					 operation of traffic on the streets and local highways within the
					 municipality.
(5) Cooperate with
					 municipal officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic
					 conditions within the municipality in accordance with Commonwealth and
					 municipal regulations, standards and manuals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.6 - Application for municipal traffic engineering certification

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(a)
First and second class
					 cities
. First and second class cities with a traffic engineer
					 possessing a professional engineer's license issued by the State Registration
					 Board for Professional Engineers are automatically granted municipal traffic
					 engineering certification upon submission of the city traffic engineer's name
					 and professional engineer's registration number to the Bureau of Highway Safety
					 and Traffic Engineering.
(b)
A municipality other than a first or second class city
. A
					 municipality, other than a first or second class city, desiring certification
					 for the purpose of installing or modifying traffic signals on local highways
					 inside municipal boundaries without prior approval of the Department may
					 petition for approval to the Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic Engineering.
					 A petition shall include the name and qualifications of the municipal traffic
					 engineer and a resolution from the governing body of the municipality agreeing
					 to comply with this chapter. A petition from a council of governments shall
					 include the name and qualifications of its municipal traffic engineer and a
					 resolution from the governing bodies of each member municipality agreeing to
					 comply with this chapter.
The provisions of this §
													205.6 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  6122(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.7 - Effect of municipal traffic engineering certification

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Approval of a municipal traffic engineering certification
						is issued by the Secretary through the Bureau of Highway Safety and Traffic
						Engineering. A municipal traffic engineering certification shall remain in
						effect until the municipality changes its municipal traffic engineer, which
						necessitates the submission of a new petition for certification, except that
						the automatic certification shall continue for first and second class cities if
						the new traffic engineer possesses a professional engineer's license issued by
						the State Registration Board for Professional Engineers; or the Secretary makes
						a determination, based on an evaluation of the municipality's operation under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												6122(a)(2) (relating to
						authority to erect traffic control devices), that the municipality is not
						operating in compliance with Department regulations, standards and
						manuals.
The provisions of this §
													205.7 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  6122(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 205 - MUNICIPAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION › Section 205.8 - Rescission

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(a)
Grounds
. Noncompliance with this chapter will result in
					 rescission of a municipal traffic engineering certification.
(b)
Municipality action
. If
					 a municipal traffic engineering certification is rescinded, the affected
					 municipality shall follow required Department regulations, standards, manuals
					 and procedures governing municipal requests for the approval of traffic signal
					 installations and modifications.
(c)
Notice
. The Department
					 will provide the municipality or council of governments with a written notice
					 stating the effective date of and reasons for the rescission of a municipal
					 traffic engineering certification.
The provisions of this §
													205.8 amended under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §§
														6103 and
						  6122(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 207 - RETENTION OF RECORDS › Section 207.1 - Purpose

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This chapter establishes the minimum periods of time that
						must elapse before the Department may destroy records acquired, established or
						maintained under
						75 Pa.C.S. §§
												101-9701 (relating to the vehicle code), as
						authorized by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												6104(d) (relating to
						administrative duties of department).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 207 - RETENTION OF RECORDS › Section 207.2 - Traffic safety records

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(a)
Major offenses.
Records pertaining to major offenses shall be
					 retained as follows:
(1) Records pertaining to
					 offenses enumerated under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													6503
					 (relating to subsequent convictions of certain offenses) shall be retained
					 indefinitely.
(2) Records
					 pertaining to offenses enumerated under
					 75 Pa.C.S. §
													1532
					 (relating to revocation of habitual offender's license) shall be retained for 7
					 years after the date of the offense, and at least 1 year following reduction of
					 the number of points on the driver's record to zero points.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 207 - RETENTION OF RECORDS › Section 207.3 - Driver license, learner permit and identification card records

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(a)
Driver's license.
Driver's license records shall be retained
					 as follows:
(1)
General
					 rule.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, a driver's license
					 record will be retained for a period of 5 years from the date of its
					 expiration.
(2)
Driver's
					 record with accident or traffic safety records.
A driver's license or
					 learner's permit record will be retained as long as it contains a traffic
					 safety or accident record.
(3)
School bus driver's records.
That portion of the record of a
					 driver which relates to his authorization to drive a school bus (class 4) will
					 be retained:
(i) In the case of a person
					 licensed to drive only a school bus, for a period of 3 years after the
					 expiration of the school bus driver's license.
(ii) In any other case, for a period of 13
					 months after the expiration of the last school bus driver's
					 license.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 207 - RETENTION OF RECORDS › Section 207.4 - Purge of records

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The Department may purge any of the records described in
						this chapter after the period of retention has expired.
The provisions of this §
													207.4 issued under the Vehicle
						  Code,
						  75 Pa.C.S. §
														6103(a).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 209 - REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE DESIGNATED NETWORK › Section 209.1 - Purpose and application

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Combinations authorized by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4904(e) (relating to limits
						on numbers of towed vehicles) to have two trailers, or by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4923(b)(6) (relating to
						length of vehicles) to exceed the length limitation for combinations may be
						granted reasonable access to utilize highways between the highway network
						designated under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4908(a)(1) (relating to
						operation of certain combinations on interstate and certain primary highways)
						and terminals or points of loading or unloading of household goods, as provided
						by
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4908(a)(2)(ii) and
						(b)(2), if the terminals or points may be
						accessed safely and reasonably.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VIII - Administration and Enforcement › Chapter 209 - REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE DESIGNATED NETWORK › Section 209.2 - Application for access

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An application for access to terminals or loading or
						unloading points shall be made in writing to either the Department of
						Transportation, or a city or municipal highway department under
						75 Pa.C.S. §
												4908(d) (relating to
						operation of certain combinations on interstate and certain primary highways).
						The application shall designate the route for which access is requested and
						note restrictions upon operation appropriate to assure safe and reasonable
						access.