§ 3365. Special speed limitations
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: May 9, 2005
Effective: May 9, 2005
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3365
§ 3365. Special speed limitations
(2) The department and local authorities on highways under their respective jurisdictions may conduct a traffic and engineering investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it shall thereupon find that the structure cannot safely withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this title, the department or local authority shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which the structure can safely withstand, and shall cause or permit official traffic-control devices stating the maximum speed to be erected and maintained before each end of the structure.
(b) School zones.--When passing through a school zone as defined and established under regulations of the department, no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than 15 miles per hour. An official traffic-control device shall indicate the beginning and end of each school zone to traffic approaching in each direction. Establishment of a school zone, including its location and hours of operation, shall be approved by the department.
(c) Hazardous grades.--The department and local authorities on highways under their respective jurisdictions may conduct traffic and engineering investigations on grades which are considered hazardous. If the grade is determined to be hazardous, vehicles having a gross weight in excess of a determined safe weight may be further limited as to maximum speed and may be required to stop before proceeding downhill. The restrictions shall be indicated by official traffic-control devices erected and maintained according to regulations established by the department.
Credits
1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977. Amended 1980, Oct. 10, P.L. 791, No. 147, § 5, imd. effective; 2002, Dec. 23, P.L. 1982, No. 229, § 12; 2004, Dec. 8, P.L. 1791, No. 237, § 1, effective in 150 days [May 9, 2005].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3365, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3365
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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