The following terms shall apply to this chapter as written unless context indicates or requires a different meaning:
ALTERNATE TRACTION DEVICE: | A device that is approved by the Colorado department of transportation as capable of providing traction comparable to that of metal chains or tire cables under similar conditions. |
EQUIPPED: | A motor vehicle uses or carries the appropriate traction equipment for icy or snow-packed conditions. |
TIRE CHAINS: | Metal chains consisting of two circular metal loops, one on each side of the tire, connected by no fewer than nine evenly spaced chains across the tire tread and any other traction devices differing from such metal chains in construction, material, or design but capable of providing traction equal to or exceeding that of such metal chains under similar conditions. (Ord. 488, 3-3-2020; amd. Ord. 501, 11-17-2020) |