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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 170
2. FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED 1 MILE, FACILITIES FOR
FOOD, FUEL, REPAIRS, OR REST.
(D) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION:
(1) A BUS, SINGLE UNIT TRUCK, OR CLASS M MOTOR HOME MAY NOT BE
OVER 40 FEET LONG; AND
(2) A PUBLICLY OWNED RIGID BUS MAY NOT BE OVER 41 FEET LONG.
(E) (1) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A PUBLICLY OWNED RIGID
BUS.
(2) A BUS OR A CLASS M MOTOR HOME MAY BE OVER 40 FEET LONG BUT
MAY NOT BE OVER 45 FEET LONG:
(I) WHEN OPERATED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR ANY PART
OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; OR
(II) WHEN OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY THAT IS NOT SPECIFIED IN
ITEM (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH IF THE BUS OR MOTOR HOME IS USING THE HIGHWAY
TO TRAVEL THE SHORTEST PRACTICAL ROUTE BETWEEN A HIGHWAY SPECIFIED IN
ITEM (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND:
1. THE POINT OF ORIGIN OR DESTINATION OF THE BUS OR
MOTOR HOME ON A PARTICULAR DAY;
2. A BUS TERMINAL; OR
3. FOR A DISTANCE NOT TO EXCEED 1 MILE, FACILITIES FOR
FOOD, FUEL, REPAIRS, OR REST.
(f) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a publicly owned articulated
three-axle bus may not be over 60 feet long.
(g) Any other vehicle may not exceed a length of 35 feet.
(h) When a semitrailer and a trailer (double) are being operated in
combination with a truck tractor, the combination of vehicles shall not be subject to
an overall length limitation. This combination may only be operated on any part of
the interstate system or other State system highways that are designated by the
Secretary in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation, or on a
highway that is the shortest practical route between a designated highway and a
truck terminal, or point of origin/destination for cargo, or for a distance not to exceed
1 mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest. A semitrailer or trailer being operated
in this combination may not exceed 28 feet in length for each unit.
(i) When a semitrailer (single) is being operated in combination with a truck
tractor, the combination of vehicles shall not be subject to an overall length limit,
however, the semitrailer may not exceed 48 feet in length.
(j) Except as otherwise provided in this section:
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