Or. Admin. Code § 734-074-0051 - Splash and Spray Suppressant Devices
(1) The Chief
Engineer requires combinations of vehicles operating under OAR Chapter 734,
Division 74 when highways are wet, including those surfaces that have rain,
frost, ice, sleet or snow to be equipped with devices designed to suppress
water splash and spray.
(2) The
Chief Engineer is hereby granted authority to approve and require by written
order the type, style, design, and installation details of splash and spray
devices. These devices may consist of but are not limited to the following:
(a) Air deflectors mounted on the
vehicles;
(b) Fender flaps behind
wheels;
(c) Side flaps over wheels;
and
(d) Water collection type
fenders.
(3) Minimum
splash and spray requirements are shown on Attachment 74A, revised January
2023, and Attachment 24, revised January 2023. Attachment 74A and Attachment 24
are by reference made part of Division 74 rules and are available from the CCD
Over-Dimension Permit Unit.
(4) The
headlights of a triple trailer combination and the combination described in OAR
734-074-0010
(1)(h) must be illuminated any time
windshield wipers are used.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619 & 818.220
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 818.200 & 818.220
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(1) The Chief Engineer requires combinations of vehicles operating under OAR chapter 734, division 74 when highways are wet, including those surfaces that have rain, frost, ice, sleet or snow to be equipped with devices designed to suppress water splash and spray.
(2) The Chief Engineer is hereby granted authority to approve and require by written order the type, style, design, and installation details of splash and spray devices. These devices may consist of but are not limited to the following:
(a) Air deflectors mounted on the vehicles;
(b) Fender flaps behind wheels;
(c) Side flaps over wheels; and
(d) Water collection type fenders.
(3) Minimum splash and spray requirements are shown on Attachment 74A, revised June 2016, and Attachment 24, revised April 2015. These forms are available from the CCD Over-Dimension Permit Unit and by reference are made a part of these rules.
(4) The headlights of a triple trailer combination and the combination described in OAR 734-074-0010 (1)(h) must be illuminated any time windshield wipers are used.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 184.619 & 818.220
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 818.200 & 818.220