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Show Lake City, Utah 84114. The Commission will hold an oral or-al hearing on the change, if requested by 25 or more people, peo-ple, by a governmental agency, or by an association having not less than 25 members. "snow treads." The "cable chains" consist of steel cables cab-les laced together and fastened fas-tened to the tire In somewhat some-what the same manner as steel -link chains. The "snow treads" consist of plastic traction wedges strapped to the tread of the tire with a network of nylon belts. The manufacturers of both types claim they offer the flexibility flexi-bility that radial tires require, re-quire, and are effective in deep snow. Utahns will have until December De-cember 23rd to submit written writ-ten comments or requests for a hearing concerning the proposed rule change before it comes up for final consideration consid-eration by the Commission. Statements may be addressed address-ed to the Utah State Road Commission, Room 612 D, State Office Building, Salt Road Commission Invifes Comment On Rule Change The Utah State Road Commission Com-mission Is Inviting public comment on a proposed rule change that will significantly significant-ly broaden the special traction trac-tion requirements for vehicles vehic-les allowed to use certain snow-restricted canyon roads when they have been closed to vehicles with conventional con-ventional tires. Since 1968, Highway Department De-partment regulations have allowed the State Highway Director to designate certain cer-tain canyon highways to be restricted during the winter to use only by vehicles equipped equip-ped with snow tires or chains. Signs are posted notifying motorists when the restrictions restric-tions are in effect, and motorists mo-torists who violate them are given citations by the Utah Highway Patrol, punishable by fines ranging from $5.00 to $299. The proposed amendment to the regulations would expand ex-pand the list of vehicles allowed al-lowed to use snow-restricted highways to include not only on-ly vehicles equipped with snow tires or chains, but also four-wheel drive vehicles, vehic-les, and vehicles equipped with traction aids. Since the adoption of the "snow tires or chains" winter win-ter travel restriction on can -yon roads, radial tires have gained popularity to the point where they are now offered as standard equipment on many new cars. However, radial tires offer a problem to their owners. Conventional Convention-al steel -link chains cannot be used with them because they damage the tire side-walls. side-walls. New traction attachments attach-ments have been developed to replace the conventional chains. Two such traction aids currently being sold In Utah Include "cable chains" and |
