Posted on: 10/21/2022
With winter just around the corner, it's time to start thinking about hitting the slopes again! But before you load up your car and head for the mountains, there's one important thing you need to know: Colorado's tire traction laws. What are Colorado's Tire Traction Laws? In short, Colorado's tire traction laws require all vehicles traveling in the mountains (e.g., I-70 West of Denver) to have either snow tires or all-weather radials with a minimum tread depth of 6/32 inches. If you don't have either of those, you'll need to carry chains or an alternative traction device in your car. Why is this law necessary? Well, as anyone who's driven in the mountains during winter knows, conditions can change very quickly and unexpectedly. One minute it might be sunny and dry, and the next minute you could be dealing with a b ... read more