Walk It Through: The Studded Tires in May
Studs still on after the date, a slow drive with cars piling up behind, and headlights at noon.
In Fairbanks, it is the second week of May and the studded tires are still on.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A passenger car in spring on roads near Fairbanks. Commercial vehicles, chains in the mountains, and the regulations behind the corridor signs are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- InfractionAn offense under the motor vehicle title that is not a crime, cannot bring jail, and carries no right to a jury or a court appointed lawyer.
- Traffic safety corridorA designated stretch of road where scheduled traffic fines are doubled and headlights are required at all times.
- Studded tireA tire with metal studs or spikes set in its surface sticking out no more than one-fourth inch, barred on paved roads for part of each year depending on latitude.