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Amend Bill 182 <br />January 20, 2010 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />of tow bar or other [en~~l connection and/or coupling failure. Each chain or cable and <br />its accombanvin~ coublin~ and mounting devices shall have an ultimate strength eaual to at <br />least the gross weight of the vehicle. <br />(b) No person shall operate a train of vehicles when any trailer, semi-trailer, or other vehicle <br />being towed whips or swerves from side to side dangerously or unreasonably or fails to <br />follow substantially in the path of the towing vehicle. <br />(~ Every trailer :or towed vehicle to be operated upon a public highway shall, in addition to a <br />tow bar, be equipped with a safety chain or chains (,stay chain or cable) adequate to hold <br />such vehicle to the towing vehicle in the event of tow bar and/or coupling failure. Each <br />chain or cable and its accompanying coupling and mounting devices shall have an ultimate <br />stren tg h equal to at least the gross weight of the trailer. <br />~; This section shall not apply to trailers or towed vehicles with a gross vehicle wei ht rating <br />over 10,000 lbs equipped with full airbrakes that meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety <br />-- <br />Standards <br />Thank you for your assistance in making the requested adjustments to improve Bill 182. If <br />there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call me. <br />Nancy E. Crawford <br />Director of Finance <br />Enclosure <br />cc: Lee Lord, Vehicle Registration and Licensing <br />Craig Masuda, Corporations Counsel <br />