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<br />SUBJECT: ORDINANCE #2005-2 AMENDED (OVER DIMENSION VEHICLE REGULATIONS) <br /> <br />ADOPTED DATE: FEBRUARY 19,2008 <br /> <br />PAGE 22 OF 23 <br /> <br />2-14. Pilot Car Policy <br /> <br />Purpose: To establish a policy in the interest of public highway safety to show when pilot <br />cars are required and what the requirements of the pilot car are when moving oversize and <br />overweight loads. <br /> <br />Policy Statement: Cass County will require pilot cars as part of the permit conditions for <br />the movement of vehicles and loads of extraordinary size and weight on the county <br />highway system. <br /> <br />Procedure: <br /> <br />A. The following factors determine when pilot cars are required: <br /> <br />1. Over-width movements <br />a. All movements exceeding 14 feet 6 inches in overall width, but not <br />exceeding 16 feet in overall width, shall have one pilot car precede <br />the movement at a distance of 300 to 700 feet on two-lane highways. <br />In lieu of the pilot car requirement, the over-width vehicle itself, or <br />vehicle towing or hauling an over-width load, may be equipped with a <br />lighted rotating or flashing amber light or lights that are visible from <br />front and rear for a minimum of 500 feet. <br /> <br />b. All movements exceeding 16 feet in overall width shall have one pilot <br />car precede the movement at a distance of 300 to 700 feet and shall <br />have one pilot car follow the movement at a distance of 300 to 700 feet <br />on two-lane highways. <br /> <br />2. Over-length movements <br />a. All movements exceeding 120 feet in overall length shall have one <br />pilot car follow the movement at a distance of 300 to 700 feet. <br /> <br />3. Over-height movements <br />a. All movements exceeding 18 feet in overall height shall have one pilot <br />car precede the movement at a distance of 300 to 700 feet. <br /> <br />4. Over-weight movements <br />a. All movements of self-propelled earthmoving equipment that are <br />roaded shall have one pilot car follow the movement at a distance of <br />300 to 700 feet on all streets because of a maximum speed limit of 20 <br />miles per hour. <br /> <br />b. The county engineer may require one or two pilot cars on other over- <br />weight movements that exceed the normal permissible weights. <br /> <br />B. Other factors determining when pilot cars are required: <br />1. Combinations of 1, 2, 3, or 4 above may require one or more pilot cars as <br />determined by the county engineer. <br />