42-iancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 10,1979 Turnpike to enforce tire ban, broadcast HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission today said it intends to strictly enforce a safety and traffic regulation banning all vehicles not equipped with acceptable winter tires during declared snow emergencies op the47o - toll road system, “During periods of severe snow and ice conditions when a snow emergency has been declared by the Comm ission, vehicles win be in spected at all Turnpike in terchanges by toll collectors to make certain that ac ceptable winter tires are being used,” Turnpike Chainnan Jack I. Greenblat said. “Those vehicles which don’t have winter tires or chains will be banned during a snow emergency,” he said. “A car or truck not equipped with the proper winter tires or chains can cause havoc on our roadway and pose safety problems for the other drivers. 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