2017/0078/FIN
EC/EFTA
FI Finland
  • T40T - Urban and road transport
2017-05-23
2017-02-28

The provisions apply to vehicles and vehicle combinations permitted in abnormal road transports, as well as permissible loads in abnormal road transports; coupling requirements for vehicles used in abnormal transport vehicle combinations; dimensions and masses permitted in abnormal road transports and the loading and marking of the load; abnormal road transport of a load other than an indivisible load; speed limits prescribed for abnormal road transports; the use of escort vehicles and traffic directors; convoys; conditions for preventing danger or harm raised by abnormal road transports and other safety requirements; conditions for granting an abnormal road transport permit, as well as when a transport requires an abnormal transport permit; additional technical requirements regarding the approval for traffic use of vehicles intended for abnormal road transports and exemptions from technical requirements for those vehicles, as well as technical ways to demonstrate compliance with such requirements; markings; identification and warning lights; reflectors and other warning devices required for vehicles and vehicle combinations used in abnormal road transports; category, mass and colour requirements of an abnormal transport vehicle, warning signs, height measuring equipment, warning lights, reflectors and other warning devices of escort vehicles, as well as equipment and devices to be used in an escort vehicle to ensure adequate traffic direction and safety.

Abnormal road transports and abnormal transport vehicles

The provisions apply to vehicles and vehicle combinations permitted in abnormal road transports, as well as permissible loads in abnormal road transports; coupling requirements for vehicles used in abnormal transport vehicle combinations; dimensions and masses permitted in abnormal road transports and the loading and marking of the load; abnormal road transport of a load other than an indivisible load; speed limits prescribed for abnormal road transports; the use of escort vehicles and traffic directors; convoys; conditions for preventing danger or harm raised by abnormal road transports and other safety requirements; conditions for granting an abnormal road transport permit, as well as when a transport requires an abnormal transport permit; additional technical requirements regarding the approval for traffic use of vehicles intended for abnormal road transports and exemptions from technical requirements for those vehicles, as well as technical ways to demonstrate compliance with such requirements; markings; identification and warning lights; reflectors and other warning devices required for vehicles and vehicle combinations used in abnormal road transports; category, mass and colour requirements of an abnormal transport vehicle, warning signs, height measuring equipment, warning lights, reflectors and other warning devices of escort vehicles, as well as equipment and devices to be used in an escort vehicle to ensure adequate traffic direction and safety.

The regulation would correspond in part to the existing Decree of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on abnormal road transports and abnormal transport vehicles. Compared with the decree, general requirements regarding permissible exemptions to the approval requirements of a vehicle used in abnormal road transport, i.e. requirements that these vehicles cannot meet with regard to their structure, large dimensions or mass, would be added.

The vehicle and load markings would change in accordance with the European Best Practice Guidelines for Abnormal Road Transports.

The free dimensions permitted without an abnormal road transport permit for a vehicle registered or placed into service in an EEA Member State would increase with regard to length.

Boats up to 12 metres longer would be permitted to be transported by a lorry equipped with an appropriate crane and boat supports. In addition, abnormal road transports that are larger than those currently permitted would be permissible for tractors. The transport of light-weight, oversized indivisible objects by passenger car or van would be permitted to a greater extent than is currently the case.

Key words: abnormal road transport, abnormal transport vehicle, structure