{"id":19679,"date":"2019-10-26T12:46:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-26T18:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=61108"},"modified":"2019-10-26T12:46:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T18:46:53","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-new-winter-traction-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-new-winter-traction-law\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about Colorado\u2019s new winter traction law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/10\/Screenshot_2019-10-26-Town-of-Fraser-on-Instagram-\u201cWinter-is-upon-us-Make-sure-your-vehicle-is-ready-for-the-slippery-roads....png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><\/figure>\n<p>This winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation is<br \/>\nimplementing a new traction law. With winter weather picking up, is your<br \/>\nvehicle ready?<\/p>\n<p>The law is aimed at I-70 traffic but applies to all highways<br \/>\nand runs Sept. 1 to May 31 each year.<\/p>\n<p>CDOT will implement the traction law or Code 15 when road conditions require it. All motorists must have snow tires, tires with mud\/snow (M+S) designation or a four-wheel\/all-wheel drive vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>All tires must have a minimum 1\/8 inch tread, which you can<br \/>\ncheck using a quarter. Insert a quarter into the tire tread upside down and if<br \/>\nyou can see the top of George\u2019s head, your tires do not meet the 1\/8-inch<br \/>\nrequirement.<\/p>\n<p>CDOT will implement the passenger vehicle chain law or Code 16 during severe winter storms. This is the final safety measure before the highway is closed, according to CDOT.<\/p>\n<p>During times when this law is implemented, all vehicles must<br \/>\nhave chains or an alternate traction device like AutoSock.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers with inadequate equipment when these laws are<br \/>\nimplemented can be fined more than $130. Motorists who block the roadway<br \/>\nbecause of inadequate tires or traction devices when these laws are in place<br \/>\ncould be fined more that $650.<\/p>\n<p>At 60 mph on snowy pavement, winter tires require 310 feet<br \/>\nto stop. All season tires require more than double that: 668 feet.<\/p>\n<p>According to CDOT, in 2014 unprepared motorists caused one of the worst traffic delays on I-70. Of the 22 vehicles that spun out, causing crashes and delays, 19 vehicles had worn tires. Traffic accidents, not volume, cause up to 60% of all traffic delays.<\/p>\n<p>CDOT has partnered with tire companies across the state to offer discounts on new tires. To find a tire company with deals near you, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codot.gov\/travel\/winter-driving\/tires\">winter.codot.gov\/tires<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-colorados-new-winter-traction-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Sky-Hi News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation is implementing a new traction law. With winter weather picking up, is your vehicle ready? The law is aimed at I-70 traffic but applies to all highways and runs Sept. 1 to May 31 each year. CDOT will implement the traction law or Code 15 when road conditions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 08:41:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}