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Ch. 170
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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(i) In combination with a semitrailer which does not exceed 34 feet,
and is designed to be loaded and unloaded through the semitrailer; or
(ii) In combination with a trailer that does not exceed 28 feet.
(5) "Stinger-steered automobile transporter" means a truck tractor and
semitrailer combination:
(i) Designed for and engaged exclusively in the transportation of
automobiles or boats; and
(ii) In which the fifth wheel is located on a drop frame behind and
below the rear axle of the power unit.
(b) (1) For purposes of this section, the length of a vehicle includes its front
and rear bumpers and any part of its load that extends beyond the vehicle, but is
exclusive of nonload bearing safety and energy conservation devices, such as marker
lamps, steps and handholds for entry and egress, front-mounted refrigeration units,
and front-mounted air compressors.
(2) The measurement of a combination of vehicles engaged in the
transportation of automobiles or boats shall not include the overhang of the
transported vehicles or boats or any retractable device on the rear of the combination
when in use to support a transported vehicle.
(c) (1) This section does not apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles
carrying:
(i) Piling, poles, or mill logs; or
(ii) Crew or racing shells.
(2) This section does not prohibit the use of a combination of vehicles to
carry an indivisible load if the load is not over 70 feet long.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a bus, a single unit truck, or
a Class M motor home may not be over 10 feet long.
(e) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a publicly-owned rigid
bus may not be over 41 feet long.
(2) The length of a [bus on any highway that is part of the interstate
system or State primary system may not exceed 15 feet.] BUS, OTHER THAN A
PUBLICLY OWNED RIGID BUS OR A CLASS M MOTOR HOME MAY NOT EXCEED 45 FEET
BUT MAY EXCEED 40 FEET IF IT IS BEING OPERATED ON;
(I) ANY PART OF THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM OR THE
STATE PRIMARY SYSTEM; OR
(II) THE SHORTEST PRACTICAL ROUTE BETWEEN AN INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY OR A STATE PRIMARY HIGHWAY AND;
1. ITS POINT OF ORIGIN OR DESTINATION FOR A
PARTICULAR DAY; OR
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