Chain law by state

Click on the links in this thread (page 1) the Western States and their requirements are in there...also if it has been a while since you threw some iron, watch the videos for a refresher! http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ers-advice/158771-chaining-are-you-ready.html

 

All the coastal states have chain laws.

 

Not south cal lol

 

Colorado has chain laws which go into effect before a lot of other places....I think Colorado started requiring chains in September

 

I run west coast in winter and have never bought chains. Avoid Colorado if you don't have chains. There law does go into effect before any other state and they also check more often than other states if you have them. Washington and Oregon also check but not as often and I don't go there so don't care. Most of the other states require chains in certain conditions. While they may say you have to carry them they don't check if you have them until they put up the sign thst says road closed unless you are chained up. At this point is time to park the wear and tear on your tires caused by chains is not worth the 10 15 miles you will get by chaining up. This is from sn O/O point of view if you work for a big company and they pay expenses then chain up and let them deal with it.

 

Here's a page explaining Colorado's restrictions regarding chains...

http://www.coloradodot.info/library/Brochures/ChainTips.pdf

The state patrol will ticket vehicles parked in chain-up areas over 24-hours waiting for the chain law to be lifted starting this year, so there's no more "waiting it out for days." The fines for blocking the highways because you didn't chain up before attempting a grade are quite stiff now too. So... if you're coming out that way you'd better know how to chain, and be prepared to do so.

 

OOIDA has a page that gives specifics for each state.

http://www.ooida.com/EducationTools/Info/chain-laws.asp

 

Went and read that one - quite informative. Didn't realize Colorado had changed.