Kan. Admin. Regs. § 36-45-8 - Trip procedures
Each EVO shall follow the procedures specified in this regulation when accompanying a load in Kansas.
(a) Limitation of the EV. No EV shall carry
any item, object, or device that meets any of the following conditions:
(1) Exceeds the maximum sizes and weights
specified in
K.S.A. 8-1902,
8-1904,
8-1908,
and
8-1909,
and amendments thereto;
(2) exceeds
the width, length, or height of the EV, excluding the height pole and the
required safety and visibility equipment;
(3) renders the EV unrecognizable as an EV by
the traveling public;
(4) obstructs
the view of the EVO, the driver of the load, or the view of the traveling
public;
(5) poses a safety risk to
the EVO, the driver of the load, or the traveling public; or
(6) restricts or impairs the EVO's ability to
operate the EV or limits the EVO's ability to comply with this article of the
department's regulations.
(b) Number of EVs required.
(1) Superloads. At least one front EV and one
rear EV shall be required when accompanying a superload. If the permit requires
the superload to slow down at bridges, an additional EV shall be
required.
(2) Large structures. At
least one front EV and one rear EV shall be required when accompanying a large
structure.
(3) Loads exceeding 16
feet in height. At least one front EV shall be required when accompanying a
load exceeding 16 feet in height.
(4) Loads exceeding 14 feet in width. At
least one front EV and one rear EV shall be required when accompanying a load
exceeding 14 feet in width. The rear EV may be eliminated if all of the
following conditions are met:
(A) A warning
light is attached to the top of the load.
(B) A warning light is attached to the rear
of the load no less than two feet but no more than eight feet above the surface
of the road.
(C) A warning sign
meeting the requirements of
K.S.A. 8-1911(l)(1), and amendments
thereto, is attached to the rear of the load.
(c) Height-measuring pole. At least one EV
preceding a load that exceeds a height of 16 feet shall have a height
pole.
(d) Load. No EV shall
transport, push, or pull any portion of the load while accompanying the
load.
(e) Permitted route. No EVO
shall accompany the load on any roadway on which the load has not been
authorized to travel.
(f)
Restrictions. No EV shall tow a trailer during movement of the load.
(g) Traffic-control operations.
(1) Any EVO may conduct a traffic-control
operation during the movement of the load for the purpose of accompanying the
load, not to exceed 15 minutes. A traffic-control operation may be appropriate
if any of the following conditions is met:
(A)
A bridge or roadway is temporarily dosed to allow the load to cross.
(B) An intersection with limited
maneuverability is temporarily dosed to allow the load to turn.
(C) The load or an EV malfunctions.
(D) An event makes load movement unsafe or
impossible.
(2) Each
traffic-control operation shall be conducted from outside the EV using the
equipment specified in K.A.R. 36-45-6(a), (c), (e), (f), and (h) . Each
traffic-control operation shall follow the procedures specified in the
MUTCD.
(3) If a traffic-control
operation is anticipated to last longer than 15 minutes, the law enforcement
agency or the local area KDOT office shall be notified.
(h) Travel distance.
(1) Front EV and rear EV. Except as specified
in paragraph (h)(2), the requirements of paragraph (h)(1) shall apply. When
traveling within city limits, the EV immediately preceding the load shall not
travel more than 500 feet to the front of the load. When traveling outside of
city limits, the EV immediately preceding the load shall not travel more than
1,000 feet to the front of the load. The EV immediately following the load
shall not travel more than 500 feet to the rear of the load.
(2) Visibility; temporary conditions. The
load shall be visible to the EVs immediately preceding and following the load
at all times unless temporary conditions, including curves with limited
visibility, steep grades, upcoming bridges and overhead obstructions, and
intersections requiring traffic-control operations, temporarily dictate a
greater lead or follow distance than specified in this subsection.
(i) Trip communications. Each EVO
shall communicate verbally using two-way communication equipment with the
person transporting the load and with each EVO accompanying the load.
(j) Warning flags. A warning flag shall be
securely attached to the driver's side of the EV and to the passenger's side of
the EV.
(k) Warning lights. The
warning light or lights attached to the EV shall be activated during movement
of the load and shall meet the requirements in K.A.R. 36-45-6(h).
(l) Warning signs.
(1) Front EV. Each EV preceding a load shall
have a E warning sign, as specified in K.A.R. 36-45-6(g), attached a to the
front or top of the EV and shall be visible to the traveling public preceding
or approaching the EV.
(2) Rear EV.
Each EV following a load shall have a warning sign, as specified in K.A.R.
36-45-6(g), attached to the top or rear of the EV and shall be visible to the
traveling public approaching the load from the rear.
(m) Responsibilities when any EV is not
accompanying a load. Each EVO shall meet all of the following requirements when
the EV is being driven and not accompanying the load:
(1) The height pole shall be retracted or
removed from the EV.
(2) The warning
flags shall be removed from the EV.
(3) The warning light or lights attached to
the EV shall be removed, deactivated, or covered.
(4) The warning sign attached to the EV shall
be removed or covered.
Notes
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