2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 13a-151. Violation of load capacity of bridge. Liability for damages to vehicle not in violation.
Sec. 13a-151. Violation of load capacity of bridge. Liability for damages to
vehicle not in violation. (a) The crossing or attempted crossing of any bridge posted
with a maximum weight limit notice, as required by section 13a-121, by a vehicle having
a gross weight in excess of the stated maximum safe load shall constitute reckless driving
by the operator of such vehicle and the owner of such vehicle shall be liable to the
authority bound to maintain such bridge for any damage to the structure resulting from
the passage or attempted passage of such vehicle.
(1949 Rev., S. 2186, 2188; 1955, S. 1189d; 1958 Rev., S. 13-73, 13-75; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 151; 395.)
History: 1963 acts changed proviso in Subsec. (b) from speed in excess of twenty-five miles per hour to in excess of posted speed limit and restated previous provisions: See title history.
See Sec. 14-269(c) re maximum weight of vehicle allowed to operate on any highway or bridge.
When read with section 14-222 amounts to a penal statute. Where there was no evidence that the sign on the bridge was legible for fifty feet, the defendants were not proven guilty of reckless driving beyond a reasonable doubt. 24 CS 155.
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