TRUCK RESTRICTION

RESTRICTION OF TRUCKS TO THE RIGHT-HAND TRAVEL LANES ON THE MULTILANE HIGHWAYS OF MASSACHUSETTS IS REPORTED. STATE LAW PROVIDES THAT WITH MORE THAN ONE PASSING LANE IN THE SAME DIRECTION, HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (EXCEPT BUSES) SGALL BE RESTRICTED IN ORDINARY OPERATION TO THE RIGHT-HAND TRAVEL LANE, AND IN OVERTAKING AND PASSING, SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO THE NEXT ADJACENT PASSING OR TRAVEL LANE. THEY ARE FORBIDDEN TO USE ANY OTHER LANES EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY VEHICLES ARE DEFINED AS THOSE IN EXCESS OF TWO AND ONE HALF TONS USED FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS, WARES AND MERCHANDISE.

• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 66
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr
  • Volume: 42 N

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commercial vehicles; Heavy vehicles; Laws; Multilane highways; Passing; Traffic lanes; Truck lanes; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Truck laws & regulations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226816
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM