28-1093

28-1093. Vehicle width; exceptions

A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section and section
28-627, the total outside width of a vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall not exceed
eight feet.

B. If pneumatic tires, in substitution for the same type or other type of tires,
are placed on a vehicle in operation on July 1, 1950:

1. The maximum width from the outside of one wheel and tire to the outside of the
opposite wheel and tire shall not exceed eight feet six inches.

2. The outside width of the body of the vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall
not exceed eight feet.

C. A person may operate a vehicle with a total width of the vehicle or the load on
the vehicle of not more than one hundred two inches, exclusive of safety equipment, on:

1. Any segment of the national system of interstate and defense highways.

2. Any other qualifying federal aid highway.

3. Any state highway, as designated by the director.

4. Streets that are designated by a local authority as follows:

(a) The local authority may designate the streets by signage of the allowable
streets or by maintenance of a map or list of allowable streets as approved by a
resolution of the local authority.

(b) In designating the streets, the local authority shall consider any reasonable
restriction including such safety restrictions as structural hazards and street width and
any other safety factors identified by the local authority as a hazard to the motoring
public.

5. A highway that reasonably accesses interstate system highways, federal aid
highways or state highways from terminals and facilities that provide food, fuel, repairs
and lodging or from emergency medical facilities.

D. Notwithstanding subsections A, B and C of this section, the total outside width
of a noncommercial recreational vehicle as defined in section 41-2142 may be more than
one hundred two inches if the excess width is attributable to recreational vehicle
appurtenances that do not extend beyond the exterior rearview mirrors of the recreational
vehicle or tow vehicle and the rearview mirrors only extend the distance necessary to
provide the appropriate field of view for the vehicle before the appurtenances are
attached. For the purposes of this subsection, "recreational vehicle appurtenance":

1. Includes:

(a) An awning and its support hardware.

(b) Any appendage that is intended to be an integral part of the recreational
vehicle and that is installed by the manufacturer or dealer.

2. Does not include an item that is temporarily affixed or attached to the exterior
of the recreational vehicle by the vehicle's operator for the purpose of transporting the
item from one location to another location.