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HEAVYWEIGHT SAFETY : OVERWEIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS AND HAVE AN INORDINATE IMPACT ON INFRASTRUCTURE

Brian D. Taylor, A T Bergan, Norm Lindgren, Curtis Berthelot

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This article looks at the need for enforcing commercial vehicle weights and dimensions laws. It discusses how effective weight enforcement, along with a comprehensive data collection program, can be used to create a road asset management framework. The article discusses issues related to the effectiveness of enforcement, the magnitude of overloading, weigh station avoidance, safety and overloading, and the cost of overloading. It maintains that the best weight enforcement program is a combination of fixed and mobile facilities.

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Key concepts: Enforcement, Transport engineering, Best practice, Asset (computer security), Business, Hazard, Hazard analysis, Engineering