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Committee reports bill allowing safety cables in place of chains for trailer hitches
Summary
House Bill 71 would permit motor vehicles towing trailers to use safety cables instead of safety chains for ball-and-socket type hitches; sponsor and committee members said technological advances justify the change and no opposition was reported.
The House Transportation Committee reported House Bill 71, which would allow motor vehicles that are towing trailers to use safety cables in lieu of safety chains for ball-and-socket-type hitches.
Proponents told the committee that advances in towing technology and manufacturing have made plastic-coated safety cables as strong as traditional chains for small…
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