Bill > S4199

Introduced Session

This bill provides an exemption for certain oversized vehicles or combination of vehicles from the requirement to be accompanied by an additional escort vehicle when traveling during the nighttime hours of sunset to sunrise. Specifically, these vehicles or combination of vehicles would not be required to be accompanied by an additional escort vehicle if the load transported by the vehicle or combination of vehicles is illuminated with additional lighting so as to be clearly visible from 1,000 feet in all directions of traffic. Currently, oversized vehicles or combinations of vehicles are required to receive a special written permit from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in order to be operated within the State, and depending on the size of the oversized vehicle or combination of vehicles, one or more escort vehicles may be required to accompany the vehicle. However, under current State regulations, when an oversized vehicle or combination of vehicles is permitted to travel during the nighttime hours of sunset to sunrise, an additional escort vehicle is also required to accompany the vehicle or combination of vehicles. This bill would provide an exemption to the requirement for an additional escort vehicle during nighttime hours when the load transported by the oversized vehicle or combination of vehicles is illuminated according to the bill's provisions.

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Paul Sarlo (D)*,  Mike Testa (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee (on 12/04/2023)

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