Quebec winter tire law

[FJReady]

from an official looking canukian website:

Tires for Winter Driving

From December 15 to March 15, all taxis and passenger vehicles registered in Québec must be equipped with winter tires. This requirement also applies to rental passenger vehicles in Québec, as well as mopeds, motorized scooters and motorcycles.

The Regulation Governing the Use of Tires Specifically Designed for Winter Driving provides for certain exemptions for:

the first 7 days following the acquisition of a passenger vehicle from a dealer;

the 7 days preceding the expiration date of a long-term lease (one year duration or more);

passenger vehicles with temporary licence plates (X plate);

passenger vehicles with a temporary registration certificate (transit) not exceeding a period of 7 days from the date of issue of this certificate;

motor homes, or vehicles that have been permanently outfitted as dwellings;

the spare wheel of a passenger vehicle or taxi;

motorcycles used as emergency vehicles (emergency vehicle as defined under the Highway Safety Code);

vehicles for which a winter tire exemption certificate was issued by the SAAQ.

What do you folks do in winter. Or is this largely unenforced law up there?

Curious..

 

[wfooshee]

Um, they put the bikes away. That time period is only half of the time they actually can't ride, so it's irrelevant to motorcycles. Who cares what kind of tires are on a bike that's on stands in the garage?

 

[Canadian FJR]

There are a few rounders up here that try and ride all round. Studded tires are becoming more popular. My old KLR never goes away for the winter.

Canadian FJR

 

[Top_Speed1]

Holy shazitts, I've sledded all over Quebec province like St. Zeon, St Come (and about a thousand more Saints) up to like Shawinigan and have NEVER seen a bike on the road, heck not even one parked in a driveway. Most 'Nucks drive their sleds like their cars with commuting on the roads/streets.

Dem-dare "rounders" must b some real diehards to ride on dem-doo roads

Love de French cuisine btw :thumbsup:

 

[kamal]

Even here, in the balmy BC interior, I rarely see a bike during winter. In addition to the occasional KLR or HD, one diehard I know has a Dnepr 2WD sidecar outfit with studded tires.

Al.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Growing up in Syracuse, everybody put the snow tires (already mounted) on about November and left them on till about March. Common sense, not by law. Syracuse is pretty snowy. And hilly. The motorcycle cops put on sidecars.

 

[Top_Speed1]

Growing up in Syracuse, everybody put the snow tires (already mounted) on about November and left them on till about March. Common sense, not by law. Syracuse is pretty snowy. And hilly. The motorcycle cops put on sidecars.

Usually this would be spot-on but not last year (in 'Cuse or anywhere actually in NY State!). No snow to be had, even Tug Hill region was dry from fluffies. I think the snow tires is a thing of the past now, peeps just buy a 4x4 or AWD vehicle.

Seems like every year the snow is less and less. I'm blaming it on El Niño (hehe, fianlly get to use one of the alt-characters!)

 

[sickchilly]

I was stuck in a gridlock traffic jam two years ago when it dumped snow in the city. Hardly ever snows in Seattle proper, but when it does, holy sheet storm Batman! Anyway, I got passed by a KLR with studded tires... on the sidewalk! Yep, I wished I had one at that point in time.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Québec isn't part of Canada.. IIRC France still owns it.. :dribble: :lol:

So the rest of the country don't pay no mind to that crap.

 

[Chuck35]

Awhile back while browsing accessories on Areostich web site I saw they have studs for sale. That's right folks, install your own!

 

[escapefjrtist]

I was stuck in a gridlock traffic jam two years ago when it dumped snow in the city. Hardly ever snows in Seattle proper, but when it does, holy sheet storm Batman! Anyway, I got passed by a KLR with studded tires... on the sidewalk! Yep, I wished I had one at that point in time.

A couple years ago at the CW Bike show, Niehart and I came across a GS1200A running DOT knobbies w/studs. After more inquiries we found the dude rides year around regardless of ice and snow. The owner reports the bike is a little interesting on dry pavement with that set-up. :blink:

--G

 

[Moosehead]

I think it really depends on the winter. I'm still riding mine every day. As long as there isn't ice on the road or a snow storm in the forcast I gonna keep on ridin'.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Growing up in Syracuse, everybody put the snow tires (already mounted) on about November and left them on till about March.

"I think the snow tires is a thing of the past. . ."

So am I.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Keep it on topic jackdiks.. Qe blows donkey cox..

 

[Chuck35]

While browsing google results for fjr police bikes at work today, I saw a pic here of one with sleds (skis) on the sides. This may be good for those of us that tend to fall over in the ice.

 

[AlleyCat]

Being a Quebec born resident, I can confirm that the snow tire law is applicable to motorcycles... you cannot stud tires to get around the law because you need to have a snow tire from the start (studding a regular tire is no good). Seeing that an authentic motorcycle snow tire is non existent, then there is no real legal way to ride during the designated period. Keep in mind that Dec 15th to March 15th is dang cold and you would have to be nuts to ride with black ice etc. The one thing we do see is that folks will get a 7 day pass from the motor vehicle office claiming to be going out of province and they have mounted regular tires on their vehicle (ex. if going to Florida with my car, I will be mounting regular tires vs snow tires). No proof is required, therefore allowing people to ride for the week without issues with law enforcement. The law IS applied and the fine is expensive ($281 with fine and admin charges). There is talk of one guy riding around town with a Can-AM Spyder that has winter car tires mounted - thus no infraction. No mention of all the corrosion from our salted roads.... :huh:

 

[AlleyCat]

FJReady - to answer your question as to what we do here in Qc, well my bike was put in storage about 10 days ago... that's it for me for season 2012. The bike should be out of storage around early to mid-April (depending on the spring we get). There is the odd bike still going around but they are a minority and by mid-December, they will have disappeared. We are talking morning temps of -5 to -10 Celsius (14 to 20 Fahrenheit). No fun.... :cold:

 

[huron52]

I believe the law was make to get the people in that province to buy snow tires and not try to drive with bald summer tires....

as for studded tires Ontario banned them years ago!

 

[Chuck35]

I believe the law was make to get the people in that province to buy snow tires and not try to drive with bald summer tires....

I wonder if any tire dealers made campaign contributions?