Romania proposes compulsory Winter tyres

ERJ staff report (DS)

Bucharest, Romania -- Romania's transport Minister, Mrs. Anca Boagiu, has proposed legislation to make winter tyres compulsory in the country, as pert of national winter preparations.

The Ministry said it has initiated the legislative procedure to require vehicles to be properly equipped for Winter conditions, including the use of cold-weather tyres.

A report in the Auto evolution publication said, "The new project states that all cars and trailers must use special cold season tyres between November 1 and March 31. The project is currently in the development phase, pending official approval."

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Press release from Romanian Transport Ministry (Romanian language) -- Scroll down to item dated 1 November

Boagiu led today the first meeting of the 2010-2011 winter Command Above story auto-translated into English (from Romanian)

Winter Tyres to Become Compulsory in Romania from Autoevolution (Romania)