B.C. – Oct. 1 Requirement for Winter Tires is Here

Although only days into the fall season and with no one wanting to admit the inevitable creep towards cold weather, the Oct. 1 requirement to have winter tires on vehicles for travel on provincial highways is less than a week away.

BC law requires winter tires on many provincial highways starting on October 1 which is the same day Road Safety at Work launches its annual Shift into Winter safety awareness campaign.

“Winter tires aren’t just for snow and ice. They also provide better traction in rain and the cooler temperatures we’re already seeing at night,” says Trace Acres, program director of Road Safety at Work, a WorkSafeBC-funded Injury Reduction Initiative. …

Source: Times Chronicle