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A bill on its way to the governor’s desk in Wyoming would specify how truck drivers must equip tires with chains. It includes hefty fines for violations. Gov. Dave Freudenthal already signed two other bills of interest into law.
Wyoming law now mandates that travel on highways may be restricted to all-wheel drive vehicles or motor vehicles equipped with tire chains or adequate snow tires when the superintendent or his authorized representative determines that travel is sufficiently hazardous due to snow, ice, or other conditions.
The state’s Senate narrowly approved a bill that would modify the rule to specifically address where truck drivers must install chains on their tires. By a vote of 16-14, lawmakers voted to advance a bill to the governor that also increases fines for drivers who do not put chains on their vehicles when it is required. House lawmakers already approved it by unanimous consent.
Sponsored by Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, the bill – HB85 – specifies that tire chains must be installed to at least two of the drive tires at opposite ends of the same drive axle when the vehicle is required to be equipped with tire chains.
Violators would face up to $250 fines. If violations result in the closure of all lanes in one or both directions, fines would increase to as much as $750.
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Wyoming law now mandates that travel on highways may be restricted to all-wheel drive vehicles or motor vehicles equipped with tire chains or adequate snow tires when the superintendent or his authorized representative determines that travel is sufficiently hazardous due to snow, ice, or other conditions.
The state’s Senate narrowly approved a bill that would modify the rule to specifically address where truck drivers must install chains on their tires. By a vote of 16-14, lawmakers voted to advance a bill to the governor that also increases fines for drivers who do not put chains on their vehicles when it is required. House lawmakers already approved it by unanimous consent.
Sponsored by Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, the bill – HB85 – specifies that tire chains must be installed to at least two of the drive tires at opposite ends of the same drive axle when the vehicle is required to be equipped with tire chains.
Violators would face up to $250 fines. If violations result in the closure of all lanes in one or both directions, fines would increase to as much as $750.
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