The Republican-controlled Senate Transportation Committee defeated the proposal 3-2. Republicans have called the snow-tire requirement unnecessary \u2013 even though Colorado\u2019s ski resorts and transportation officials strongly supported the idea.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the best feel-good bill I\u2019ve ever seen. But it doesn\u2019t do anything,\u201d said Sen. Ray Scott, R-Grand Junction.<\/p>\n
Scott pointed out that he travels the mountain highway regularly to get to the Capitol in Denver and that highway officials have the tools they need now to order passenger vehicles to have all-weather tires or chains in the trunk.<\/p>\n
Colorado requires commercial trucks to carry chains during snowy months, but passenger vehicles are required to have adequate tire tread only when highway officials declare a snow emergency. That happened more than 150 times last year, prompting Republicans to call the change unnecessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have letters from constituents who emailed me that we really don\u2019t need this law,\u201d said Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs.<\/p>\n
Democrats, highway officials and tourism groups argued in vain for the change.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that when I-70 doesn\u2019t work, nothing works,\u201d said Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail, and sponsor of the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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