275 ATLANTA BUSES RULED 'ILLEGAL' AT 102 IN.

THE ATLANTA TRANSIT SYSTEM HAS HAD PERMISSION FROM THE GEORGIA STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE OVER-WIDTH VEHICLES FOR MORE THAN 45 YEARS. FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING 102 INCH BUSES WHICH ARE REGULAR GM MODELS. A SIMILAR PERMIT WAS ISSUED RECENTLY TO GREYHOUND BUS LINES, WHEREUPON A CALLER QUESTIONED THE LEGALITY OF THE PERMIT TO THE OFFICE OF GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL INFORMED THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT THAT THE STATE DID NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUCH PERMITS. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS HAS INDICATED THAT CONTINUED USE OF THE OVER-WIDTH VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES COULD JEOPARDIZE THE MATCHING FUNDS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES GEORGIA FOR ROADS. IT IS HOPED THAT NO EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO FORCE THE ISSUE UNTIL SOME SORT OF REMEDIAL ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BY THE LEGISLATURE IN JANUARY.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 64, No 11, P 204, 1 PHOT
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Fleet Owner
  • Publisher: Primedia Business Magazines & Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1070-194X
  • Serial URL: http://www.fleetowner.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Bus transportation; Buses; Highway transportation; Intercity bus lines; Width
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223107
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 16 1970 12:00AM