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Volume 61, No. 24

246/2018

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

December 4, 2018

B.C. Reg. 246/2018 , deposited November 28, 2018, under the MOTOR VEHICLE ACT [section 209 (1) (

b) and (b.2)]. Order in Council 641/2018, approved and ordered November 28, 2018.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— C. TREVENA, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure ; K. CONROY, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Schedule

Section 1 of the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58, is amended by repealing the definition of “chains” .

Section 7.001 is repealed and the following substituted:

Definitions

7.001 In this Division:

“4-wheel drive vehicle” means a motor vehicle with 2 axles, of which

(

a) both axles are drive axles, and

(

b) one axle is also a steering axle;

“cable chains” means 2 circular metal loops connected by strands of steel cable fastened on a single tire with a loop on each side of the tire;

“commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle, used in the course of business for the transportation of persons or freight, that

(

a) has a gross vehicle weight of greater than 5 000 kg, or

(

b) is a truck or truck tractor with a licensed gross vehicle weight of greater than 5 000 kg, including an attached trailer;

“drive axle” means an axle that is connected to the power source of a motor vehicle and transmits tractive power to the wheels;

“licensed gross vehicle weight” means the gross vehicle weight for which a commercial motor vehicle is licensed under the Commercial Transport Act ;

“single drive axle” means an axle configuration of a motor vehicle that has only one axle that is a drive axle;

“steel chains” means one of the following used to increase friction between a tire and a road surface covered with ice or snow:

(a) 2 circular metal loops connected by strands of steel links, of any shape or pattern, fastened on a single tire with a loop on each side of the tire;

(b) 3 circular metal loops connected by strands of steel links, of any shape or pattern, fastened on dual tires with a loop on the outer-facing side of each tire and a loop between the tires;

“steering axle” means a steering axle as defined in the Commercial Transport Regulations;

“super single tire” means a super single tire as defined in the Commercial Transport Regulations;

“tandem drive axle” means a tandem drive axle as defined in the Commercial Transport Regulations;

“tridem drive axle” means a tridem drive axle as defined in the Commercial Transport Regulations.

Section 7.163 is repealed and the following substituted:

Chains on light commercial motor vehicles

7.163

(1) In this section:

“minister” means the minister referred to in

section 208 (2) of the Act;

“sign requiring the use of chains” means a sign, placed by the minister under

section 208 of the Act, that prohibits a vehicle from being driven or operated on a highway unless the vehicle is equipped with chains.

(2) This

section applies to the following types of commercial motor vehicles:

(

a) a commercial motor vehicle that has a licensed gross vehicle weight less than 11 794 kg;

(

b) a bus;

(

c) a 4-wheel drive vehicle.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), if the minister places a sign requiring the use of chains, a person who drives or operates a motor vehicle referred to in subsection (2) may comply with the sign by equipping the motor vehicle with a traction device, in accordance with subsection (6), instead of chains.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the minister specifies otherwise in a public notice or sign placed under

section 208 of the Act.

(5) A motor vehicle referred to in subsection (2) is equipped with chains for the purposes of

section 208 of the Act only if the following requirements are met:

(

a) the chains are one of the following types:

(

i) steel chains;

(ii) cable chains;

(iii) automatic chains having cross members that extend across at least 85 percent of the width of the vehicle;

(

b) the chains are used on the motor vehicle in the manner intended by the manufacturer of the chains;

(

c) if the chains are steel chains,

(

i) no strand of steel links is broken, and

(ii) the steel chains are fastened on at least one tire on each side of one drive axle;

(

d) if the chains are cable chains,

(

i) no strand of steel cable is broken, and

(ii) the cable chains are fastened on at least the outside tire of each side of one drive axle;

(

e) if the chains are automatic chains, the automatic chains are

(

i) deployed on at least one tire on each side of one drive axle, and

(ii) not deployed on a tire on an axle that is not a drive axle.

(6) A motor vehicle referred to in subsection (2) is equipped with a traction device for the purposes of

section 208 of the Act only if the following requirements are met:

(

a) the traction device is one of the following types:

(

i) a textile tire cover;

(ii) a wheel sander;

(

b) the traction device is used on the motor vehicle in the manner intended by the manufacturer of the traction device;

(

c) the traction device is used on one tire on each side of one drive axle.

4 The following sections are added:

Chains on heavy commercial motor vehicles without trailers

7.1631

(1) This

section applies to a commercial motor vehicle, other than a bus or 4-wheel drive vehicle, that

(

a) has a licensed gross vehicle weight equal to or greater than 11 794 kg, and

(

b) is not towing a trailer.

(2) A motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) is equipped with chains for the purposes of

section 208 of the Act only if the following requirements are met:

(

a) the chains are steel chains;

(

b) the chains are used on the motor vehicle in the manner intended by the manufacturer of the chains;

(

c) no strand of steel links is broken;

(

d) the chains are fastened on at least one tire on each side of one drive axle.

Chains on heavy commercial motor vehicles with one trailer

7.1632

(1) This

section applies to a commercial motor vehicle, other than a bus or 4-wheel drive vehicle, that

(

a) has a licensed gross vehicle weight equal to or greater than 11 794 kg,

(

b) is towing one trailer, and

(

c) is not equipped with super single tires.

(2) A motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) is equipped with chains for the purposes of

section 208 of the Act only if the following requirements are met:

(

a) the requirements set out in

section 7.1631 (2) (

a) to (c);

(

b) if the motor vehicle has a single drive axle, the chains are fastened on at least 2 tires on each side of the drive axle;

(

c) if the motor vehicle has a tandem drive axle or tridem drive axle, the chains are fastened on at least

(i) 2 tires on each side of one drive axle, or

(ii) one tire on each side of one drive axle and one tire on each side of another axle of the tandem drive axle or tridem drive axle.

Chains on heavy commercial motor vehicles with more than one trailer

7.1633

(1) This

section applies to a commercial motor vehicle, other than a bus or 4-wheel drive vehicle, that

(

a) has a licensed gross vehicle weight equal to or greater than 11 794 kg,

(

b) is towing more than one trailer, and

(

c) is not equipped with super single tires.

(2) A motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) is equipped with chains for the purposes of

section 208 of the Act only if the following requirements are met:

(

a) the requirements set out in

section 7.1631 (2) (

a) to (c);

(

b) if the motor vehicle has a single drive axle, the chains are fastened on at least 2 tires on each side of the drive axle;

(

c) if the motor vehicle has a tandem drive axle or tridem drive axle, the chains are fastened on at least

(i) 2 tires on each side of one drive axle, and

(ii) one tire on each side of another axle of the tandem drive axle or tridem drive axle.

Chains on heavy commercial motor vehicles with trailers and super single tires

7.1634

(1) This

section applies to a commercial motor vehicle, other than a bus or 4-wheel drive vehicle, that

(

a) has a licensed gross vehicle weight of equal to or greater than 11 794 kg,

(

b) is towing one or more trailers, and

(

c) is equipped with super single tires.

(2) A motor vehicle referred to in subsection (1) is equipped with chains for the purposes of

section 208 of the Act only if the following requirements are met:

(

a) the requirements set out in

section 7.1631 (2) (

a) to (c);

(

b) if the motor vehicle has a single drive axle, the chains are fastened on at least one tire on each side of the drive axle;

(

c) if the motor vehicle has a tandem drive axle or tridem drive axle, the chains are fastened on at least

(

i) one tire on each side of one drive axle, and

(ii) one tire on each side of another axle of the tandem drive axle or tridem drive axle.

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