SECTIONS 35250-35252

35250.  No vehicle or load shall exceed a height of 14 feet measuredfrom the surface upon which the vehicle stands, except that adouble-deck bus may not exceed a height of 14 feet, 3 inches. Anyvehicle or load which exceeds a height of 13 feet, 6 inches, shallonly be operated on those highways where deemed to be safe by theowner of the vehicle or the entity operating the bus.35251.  (a) A boom or mast which is designed to be raised andlowered by hydraulic mechanisms and which is a constituent part of oran attachment to a vehicle or machine, shall be securely chained orotherwise restrained to ensure compliance with Section 35250 whilethe vehicle or machine is being transported as a load or driven uponany highway. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply when the configuration anddesign of the hydraulic boom effectively restrain the movement of theboom during transit.35252.  (a) A pilot car may operate a vertical clearance measuringdevice with a height in excess of 14 feet when escorting a permittedoverheight load. The pilot car may also operate the verticalclearance measuring device when surveying a route for a permittedoverheight load. (b) Any vertical measuring device used by a pilot car shall bedesigned and operated so as to avoid any damages to overheadstructures. The measuring device shall be securely affixed to thepilot car, and shall be operated in a manner that does not create ahazard to surrounding traffic. (c) The operator of the pilot car shall not reduce the vehicle'sspeed more than 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit on theroadway to measure overhead clearance, nor exit the vehicle tomeasure the clearance of overhead structures from a vantage point onor above the roadway.