Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation § Trans 262.09 - Equipment requirements
(1) FLAGS.
(a) When a vehicle or trailer is overlength,
a single flag shall be fastened at each of the rear corners of the
trailer.
(b) When a vehicle or
trailer is overwidth, a flag shall be fastened at the left and right
extremities of both the front and rear of the vehicle or trailer, whichever is
wider.
(c) Each flag shall be solid
red or orange in color, and not less than 18 inches square.
(d) In order to wave freely, flags shall be
securely fastened by at least one corner or securely mounted on a
staff.
(2) SIGNS.
(a) When a vehicle or trailer is more than 10
feet wide or is overlength, 2 warning signs shall be displayed. One sign shall
be fastened at the front of the power unit and the other at either the rear of
the towed unit or at the rear of the load.
(b) Each sign shall state, in black letters
on a yellow background, "OVERSIZE LOAD," and may not be less than 7 feet long
and 18 inches high. The letters of the sign may not be less than 10 inches high
with a brush stroke of not less than 1.4 inches.
(c) The sign message may not be displayed
when the vehicle is not operating under the permit .
Notes
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