Motorsports Exemption Vehicle Field Test | Report To The Legislature
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Vehicle Code Section 35401.5(g)(2)(A), effective January 1, 2013, mandates the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to test motorsports trucks with 56-foot semitrailers on various segments of the National Network and routes leading to the motorsports race tracks, and to report findings and recommendations to the Legislature by January 1, 2014. Five locations were selected for field investigations – four race tracks and one truck stop. The number of locations and events selected for testing was limited to five for the following reasons: (1) time constraints due to the report due date, which allowed Caltrans to collect the field data from February to August only; and (2) scheduling constraints due to the racing events being held at the selected race tracks only once per year.